About Jhosar Village

Jhosar is a large village in Dandai tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,980, made up of 2,041 males and 1,939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 918 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhosar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhosar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Dandai
Pincode	822114
Area (hectares)	918 hectares
Population	3,980
Male Population	2,041
Female Population	1,939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
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 Jhosar compares

By the 2011 count Jhosar is the 7th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,274 residents. Its 918 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Jhosar

Jhosar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhosar 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 Jhosar from other places

Jhosar lies about 13 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 10 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 Jhosar
Tehsil headquarters	Dandai	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Meralgram	10 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	13 km

Villages closest to Jhosar

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.

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Common questions about Jhosar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhosar village had a population of 3,980. That makes it the 7th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,274 residents.

Jhosar village has 2,041 males and 1,939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhosar has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Jhosar is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhosar covers 918 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhosar falls under Dandai tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhosar is Meralgram, about 10 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 Jhosar.

Jhosar is about 13 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhosar is in Dandai tehsil of Garhwa district. Dandai is about 7.3 km away. Meralgram is about 10 km away. Garhwa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.