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About Jharia Village

Jharia is a small village in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 198 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Nagaruntari
Pincode 822121
Area (hectares) 228 hectares
Population 404
Male Population 198
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jharia compares

By the 2011 count Jharia is the 64th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Jharia

Jharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jharia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jharia from other places

Jharia lies about 68 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 22 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 Jharia
Nearest railway station Churk 22 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagaruntari 35 km
District headquarters Garhwa 68 km

Villages closest to Jharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharia village had a population of 404. That makes it the 64th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Jharia village has 198 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharia has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Jharia is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharia covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharia falls under Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jharia is Churk, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jharia.

Jharia is about 68 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharia is in Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Churk is about 22 km away. Robertsganj is about 28 km away. Nagaruntari is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharkia (under 2 km), Pindaria (6.5 km) and Barahpati (6.6 km).

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

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