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About Sanjha Village

Sanjha is a small village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 128 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanjha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanjha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 829406
Area (hectares) 441.57 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 128
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanjha compares

By the 2011 count Sanjha is the 147th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 441.57 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Sanjha

Sanjha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sanjha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sanjha from other places

Sanjha lies about 50 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Gurpa, about 17 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 Sanjha
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Gurpa 17 km
Nearest town Bagaha 21 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 50 km

Villages closest to Sanjha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanjha village had a population of 259. That makes it the 147th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Sanjha village has 128 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanjha has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Sanjha is 829406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanjha covers 441.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sanjha falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sanjha is Gurpa, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sanjha.

Sanjha is about 50 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanjha is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 4.6 km away. Gurpa is about 17 km away. Bagaha is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathalgarwa (3.4 km), Garmorwa (3.6 km) and Bigha (4.6 km).

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

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