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About Jhajha Village

Jhajha is a village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The village covers 54.9 hectares hectares.

Jhajha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Area (hectares) 54.9 hectares

How far is Jhajha from other places

Jhajha 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 Jhajha
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 14 km
Nearest town Kodarma 36 km
District headquarters Giridih 51 km

Villages closest to Jhajha

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

Jhajha covers 54.9 hectares as recorded in the census.

Jhajha falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhajha is Dhanwar, about 8.6 km away in a straight line.

Jhajha 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.

Jhajha is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 8.6 km away. Gawan is about 14 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.

The closest recorded villages are Karmatanr (3.6 km), Jamdar (5.9 km) and Paharpur (6.4 km).

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

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