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About Taljhari Village

Taljhari is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 188 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taljhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taljhari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814120
Area (hectares) 79.61 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 188
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Taljhari compares

By the 2011 count Taljhari is the 164th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 79.61 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Taljhari

Taljhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taljhari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Taljhari from other places

Taljhari lies about 45 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 11 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 Taljhari
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 11 km
Nearest town Madhupur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 34 km
District headquarters Dumka 45 km

Villages closest to Taljhari

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

Common questions about Taljhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Taljhari village had a population of 342. That makes it the 164th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Taljhari village has 188 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taljhari has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Taljhari is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taljhari covers 79.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taljhari falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Taljhari is Joramow Railway Station, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Taljhari.

Taljhari is about 45 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taljhari is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Joramow Railway Station is about 11 km away. Madhupur is about 20 km away. Jarmundi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathduba (under 2 km), Sathiari (under 2 km) and Pirratnar (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Taljhari today is likely to be higher.

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