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About Jharia Village

Jharia is a mid sized village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 396 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,265 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816117
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 897
Male Population 396
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,265
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharia compares

By the 2011 count Jharia is the 38th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Jharia

Jharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jharia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jharia from other places

Jharia lies about 37 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 14 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 Jharia
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 5.0 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 13 km
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 14 km
District headquarters Pakur 37 km

Villages closest to Jharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharia village had a population of 897. That makes it the 38th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Jharia village has 396 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharia has about 1265 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Jharia is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharia covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharia falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jharia is Adalpahari, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jharia.

Jharia is about 37 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharia is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 5.0 km away. Nalhāti is about 13 km away. Adalpahari is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramghati (under 2 km), Majhopara (under 2 km) and Orpara (under 2 km).

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

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