About Jhanjh Village

Jhanjh is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 411 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanjh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjh village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Birni
Pincode	825324
Area (hectares)	166.55 hectares
Population	862
Male Population	411
Female Population	451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,097
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanjh compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjh is the 75th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 166.55 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Jhanjh

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

How far is Jhanjh from other places

Jhanjh lies about 51 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 8.6 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 Jhanjh
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Birni	29 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	36 km
District headquarters	Giridih	51 km

Villages closest to Jhanjh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjh village had a population of 862. That makes it the 75th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Jhanjh village has 411 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjh has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Jhanjh is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanjh covers 166.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhanjh falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhanjh is Dhanwar, about 8.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhanjh.

Jhanjh is about 51 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanjh is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 8.6 km away. Birni is about 29 km away. Kodarma is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.