About Jharha Village

Jharha is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 53 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 774 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825412
Area (hectares)	43.26 hectares
Population	94
Male Population	53
Female Population	41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	774
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 Jharha compares

By the 2011 count Jharha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 43.26 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jharha

Jharha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jharha 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 Jharha from other places

Jharha lies about 43 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 4.4 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 Jharha
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	4.4 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	24 km
District headquarters	Giridih	43 km

Villages closest to Jharha

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 Jharha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharha village had a population of 94. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Jharha village has 53 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharha has about 774 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Jharha is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharha covers 43.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharha falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jharha is Dhanwar, about 4.4 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 Jharha.

Jharha is about 43 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharha is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 4.4 km away. Barki Saria is about 24 km away. Giridih is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.