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About Jaherbera Village

Jaherbera is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 80 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.28 hectares hectares.

Jaherbera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaherbera village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Area (hectares) 105.28 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 80
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaherbera compares

By the 2011 count Jaherbera is the 130th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 105.28 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Jaherbera

Jaherbera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jaherbera as Available within 5 - 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 Jaherbera from other places

Jaherbera lies about 26 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 30 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 Jaherbera
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 15 km
District headquarters Khunti 26 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 30 km

Villages closest to Jaherbera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaherbera village had a population of 154. That makes it the 130th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Jaherbera village has 80 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaherbera has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Jaherbera covers 105.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaherbera falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaherbera is Pakra, about 30 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 10+ km distance for Jaherbera.

Jaherbera is about 26 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaherbera is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 15 km away. Khunti is about 26 km away. Pakra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karanka (under 2 km), Kankusi (under 2 km) and Jalasar (1.9 km).

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

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