About Jhurjhuri Village

Jhurjhuri is a large village in Barkatha tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,298, made up of 2,236 males and 2,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhurjhuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhurjhuri village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Barkatha
Pincode	825323
Area (hectares)	628 hectares
Population	4,298
Male Population	2,236
Female Population	2,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhurjhuri compares

By the 2011 count Jhurjhuri is the 6th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 628 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Jhurjhuri

Jhurjhuri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhurjhuri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jhurjhuri from other places

Jhurjhuri lies about 31 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Sarmatanr, about 18 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 Jhurjhuri
Nearest railway station	Sarmatanr	18 km
Nearest town	Jhumri Telaiya	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barkatha	31 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	31 km

Villages closest to Jhurjhuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhurjhuri village had a population of 4,298. That makes it the 6th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Jhurjhuri village has 2,236 males and 2,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhurjhuri has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Jhurjhuri is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhurjhuri covers 628 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhurjhuri falls under Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhurjhuri is Sarmatanr, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Jhurjhuri.

Jhurjhuri is about 31 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhurjhuri is in Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Sarmatanr is about 18 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 27 km away. Barkatha is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.