About Jharha Village

Jharha is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 257 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, 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	Pirtanr
Pincode	825108
Area (hectares)	288 hectares
Population	499
Male Population	257
Female Population	242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Jharha compares

By the 2011 count Jharha is the 73rd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 288 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Jharha

Jharha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jharha 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jharha from other places

Jharha lies about 18 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jitpur, about 15 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
Tehsil headquarters	Pirtanr	4.4 km
Nearest railway station	Jitpur	15 km
District headquarters	Giridih	18 km

Villages closest to Jharha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pirtanr 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 499. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Jharha village has 257 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharha has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Jharha is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharha covers 288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharha falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jharha is Jitpur, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jharha.

Jharha is about 18 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 Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 4.4 km away. Jitpur is about 15 km away. Giridih is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.