About Taljharni Village

Taljharni is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 261 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taljharni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taljharni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ramgarh
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	94 hectares
Population	496
Male Population	261
Female Population	235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Taljharni compares

By the 2011 count Taljharni is the 106th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Taljharni

Taljharni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Taljharni as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taljharni from other places

Taljharni lies about 48 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Poreyahat, about 34 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Taljharni
Tehsil headquarters	Ramgarh	27 km
Nearest railway station	Poreyahat	34 km
Nearest town	Pakur	34 km
District headquarters	Dumka	48 km

Villages closest to Taljharni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramgarh tehsil.

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 Taljharni

As per the Census of India 2011, Taljharni village had a population of 496. That makes it the 106th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Taljharni village has 261 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taljharni has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Taljharni is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taljharni covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taljharni falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Taljharni is Poreyahat, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Taljharni is about 48 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taljharni is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Ramgarh is about 27 km away. Poreyahat is about 34 km away. Pakur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.