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About Jhabar Village

Jhabar is a mid sized village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,835, made up of 943 males and 892 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhabar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhabar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Balumath
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 487 hectares
Population 1,835
Male Population 943
Female Population 892
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhabar compares

By the 2011 count Jhabar is the 13th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 487 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Jhabar

Jhabar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhabar as Available within village. 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 Jhabar from other places

Jhabar lies about 28 km from Latehar. 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 Jhabar
Tehsil headquarters Balumath 5.1 km
District headquarters Latehar 28 km
Nearest town Lātehār 28 km

Villages closest to Jhabar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhabar village had a population of 1,835. That makes it the 13th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Jhabar village has 943 males and 892 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhabar has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Jhabar is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhabar covers 487 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhabar falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jhabar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhabar.

Jhabar is about 28 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhabar is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Balumath is about 5.1 km away. Latehar is about 28 km away. Lātehār is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ichak (1.9 km), Banio (2.2 km) and Hathdih (2.3 km).

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

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