About Jhanjh Village

Jhanjh is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 273 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, 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	Dhanwar
Pincode	825418
Area (hectares)	141 hectares
Population	534
Male Population	273
Female Population	261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanjh compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjh is the 156th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jhanjh

Jhanjh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhanjh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jhanjh from other places

Jhanjh lies about 47 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 4.7 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	4.7 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	27 km
District headquarters	Giridih	47 km

Villages closest to Jhanjh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanwar 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 534. That makes it the 156th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Jhanjh village has 273 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjh has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Jhanjh is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanjh covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhanjh falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhanjh is Dhanwar, about 4.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jhanjh.

Jhanjh is about 47 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 Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 4.7 km away. Barki Saria is about 27 km away. Giridih is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.