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About Jhakhra Village

Jhakhra is a mid sized village in Senha tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,526, made up of 801 males and 725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhakhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhakhra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Senha
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 1,526
Male Population 801
Female Population 725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhakhra compares

By the 2011 count Jhakhra is the 15th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Jhakhra

Jhakhra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhakhra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jhakhra from other places

Jhakhra lies about 15 km from Lohardaga. 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 Jhakhra
Tehsil headquarters Senha 9.4 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 15 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 15 km

Villages closest to Jhakhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhakhra village had a population of 1,526. That makes it the 15th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Jhakhra village has 801 males and 725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhakhra has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Jhakhra is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhakhra covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhakhra falls under Senha tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jhakhra notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jhakhra.

Jhakhra is about 15 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhakhra is in Senha tehsil of Lohardaga district. Senha is about 9.4 km away. Lohardaga is about 15 km away. Lohārdagā is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alaundi (1.8 km), Mintgara (2.1 km) and Buti (2.2 km).

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

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