About Jharha Village

Jharha is a small village in Sariya tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 113 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 788 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, 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	Sariya
Pincode	825320
Area (hectares)	37 hectares
Population	202
Male Population	113
Female Population	89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	788
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jharha compares

By the 2011 count Jharha is the 62nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 948.

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 5 - 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 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
Nearest railway station	Jitpur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sariya	18 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 Sariya 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 202. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents.

Jharha village has 113 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharha has about 788 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Jharha is 825320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharha covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharha falls under Sariya 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 5 - 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 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 Sariya tehsil of Giridih district. Jitpur is about 15 km away. Sariya is about 18 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.