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About Jharo Village

Jharo is a mid sized village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 243 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 308 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 243
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharo compares

By the 2011 count Jharo is the 51st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 308 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Jharo

Jharo is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jharo as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jharo from other places

Jharo lies about 41 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 7.5 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 Jharo
Nearest railway station Pakra 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 8.0 km
District headquarters Gumla 41 km
Nearest town Gumlā 41 km

Villages closest to Jharo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharo village had a population of 505. That makes it the 51st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Jharo village has 243 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharo has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Jharo is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharo covers 308 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharo falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jharo is Pakra, about 7.5 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 km distance for Jharo.

Jharo is about 41 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharo is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Pakra is about 7.5 km away. Kamdara is about 8.0 km away. Gumla is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkoili (under 2 km), Akra (under 2 km) and Porhotoli (under 2 km).

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

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