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About Jhagrahi Village

Jhagrahi is a small village in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 93 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhagrahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhagrahi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Karma Tanr Vidyasagar
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 25.25 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 93
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
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 Jhagrahi compares

By the 2011 count Jhagrahi is the 123rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 25.25 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Jhagrahi

Jhagrahi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhagrahi 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 Jhagrahi from other places

Jhagrahi lies about 12 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Kaseetar Halt, about 9.2 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 Jhagrahi
Nearest railway station Kaseetar Halt 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 12 km
District headquarters Jamtara 12 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 12 km

Villages closest to Jhagrahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar 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 Jhagrahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhagrahi village had a population of 168. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Jhagrahi village has 93 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhagrahi has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Jhagrahi is 815352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhagrahi covers 25.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhagrahi falls under Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhagrahi is Kaseetar Halt, about 9.2 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 Jhagrahi.

Jhagrahi is about 12 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhagrahi is in Karma Tanr Vidyasagar tehsil of Jamtara district. Kaseetar Halt is about 9.2 km away. Karma Tanr Vidyasagar is about 12 km away. Jamtara is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangapur (under 2 km), Simla (under 2 km) and Padmandi (1.6 km).

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

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