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About Jhari Village

Jhari is a mid sized village in Haidernagar tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 892, made up of 468 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Haidernagar
Pincode 822116
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 892
Male Population 468
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhari compares

By the 2011 count Jhari is the 31st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,470 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Jhari

Jhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhari from other places

Jhari lies about 33 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Harubera, about 8.5 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 Jhari
Nearest railway station Harubera 8.5 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Haidernagar 33 km
District headquarters Palamu 33 km

Villages closest to Jhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhari village had a population of 892. That makes it the 31st largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,470 residents.

Jhari village has 468 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhari has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Jhari is 822116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhari covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhari falls under Haidernagar tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhari is Harubera, about 8.5 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 village for Jhari.

Jhari is about 33 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhari is in Haidernagar tehsil of Palamu district. Harubera is about 8.5 km away. Chitarpur is about 15 km away. Haidernagar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabra Kalan (8.6 km), Korma (14 km) and Pataria (20 km).

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

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