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About Rajhara Village

Rajhara is a mid sized village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,405, made up of 754 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajhara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Meral
Pincode 822128
Area (hectares) 182.18 hectares
Population 1,405
Male Population 754
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rajhara compares

By the 2011 count Rajhara is the 28th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 182.18 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Rajhara

Rajhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajhara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajhara from other places

Rajhara lies about 14 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 5.1 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 Rajhara
Nearest railway station Meralgram 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Meral 6.1 km
District headquarters Garhwa 14 km

Villages closest to Rajhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajhara village had a population of 1,405. That makes it the 28th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Rajhara village has 754 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajhara has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Rajhara is 822128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajhara covers 182.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajhara falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rajhara is Meralgram, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rajhara.

Rajhara is about 14 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajhara is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Meralgram is about 5.1 km away. Meral is about 6.1 km away. Garhwa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adhauri (under 2 km), Banua (under 2 km) and Loadag (1.9 km).

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

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