About Jhanjhar Village

Jhanjhar is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 314 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjhar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ramgarh
Pincode	814102
Area (hectares)	107 hectares
Population	620
Male Population	314
Female Population	306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanjhar compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjhar is the 78th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Jhanjhar

Jhanjhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhanjhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jankigaria, Jari, Jaruadih and Jawari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Jhanjhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjhar village had a population of 620. That makes it the 78th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Jhanjhar village has 314 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjhar has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Jhanjhar is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanjhar covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhanjhar falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jhanjhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhanjhar.

Jhanjhar is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.