About Jaharsarai Village

Jaharsarai is a large village in Majhiaon tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,460, made up of 1,327 males and 1,133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1828 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaharsarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaharsarai village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Majhiaon
Pincode	822114
Area (hectares)	1828 hectares
Population	2,460
Male Population	1,327
Female Population	1,133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	854
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 Jaharsarai compares

By the 2011 count Jaharsarai is the 9th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents. Its 1828 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Jaharsarai

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

Jaharsarai lies about 12 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 3.6 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 Jaharsarai
Nearest railway station	Meralgram	3.6 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Majhiaon	14 km

Villages closest to Jaharsarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaharsarai village had a population of 2,460. That makes it the 9th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents.

Jaharsarai village has 1,327 males and 1,133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaharsarai has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

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

Jaharsarai covers 1828 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaharsarai falls under Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaharsarai is Meralgram, about 3.6 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 Jaharsarai.

Jaharsarai is about 12 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaharsarai is in Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district. Meralgram is about 3.6 km away. Garhwa is about 12 km away. Majhiaon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.