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About Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra Village

Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra is a large village in Dandai tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,443, made up of 1,234 males and 1,209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Dandai
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 382 hectares
Population 2,443
Male Population 1,234
Female Population 1,209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra compares

By the 2011 count Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra is the 10th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,274 residents. Its 382 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra

Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra from other places

Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra lies about 17 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, 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 Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra
Tehsil headquarters Dandai 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Meralgram 11 km
District headquarters Garhwa 17 km

Villages closest to Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dandai 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 Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra village had a population of 2,443. That makes it the 10th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,274 residents.

Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra village has 1,234 males and 1,209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra covers 382 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra falls under Dandai tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra is Meralgram, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra.

Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra is about 17 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhakra Alias Baila Jhakra is in Dandai tehsil of Garhwa district. Dandai is about 2.9 km away. Meralgram is about 11 km away. Garhwa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardari Alias Jarhi (2.7 km), Danrai (2.9 km) and Lawahi Kalan (3.2 km).

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

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