About Jharha Village

Jharha is a small village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 19 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 632 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	822110
Area (hectares)	149 hectares
Population	31
Male Population	19
Female Population	12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	632
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharha compares

By the 2011 count Jharha is the 157th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jharha

Jharha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jharha as Available within 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 Jharha from other places

Jharha lies about 36 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Jitpur, about 15 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 Jharha
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	14 km
Nearest railway station	Jitpur	15 km
Nearest town	Giridih	18 km
District headquarters	Palamu	36 km

Villages closest to Jharha

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

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Common questions about Jharha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharha village had a population of 31. That makes it the 157th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Jharha village has 19 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharha has about 632 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jharha is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharha covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharha falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jharha is Jitpur, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Jharha.

Jharha is about 36 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharha is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Chainpur is about 14 km away. Jitpur is about 15 km away. Giridih is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.