About Jhurha Village

Jhurha is a small village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 27 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,259 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhurha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhurha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Tarhasi
Pincode	822122
Area (hectares)	2.54 hectares
Population	61
Male Population	27
Female Population	34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,259
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 Jhurha compares

By the 2011 count Jhurha is the 88th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 2.54 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Jhurha

Jhurha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhurha 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 Jhurha from other places

Jhurha lies about 133 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 19 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 Jhurha
Nearest railway station	Balumath	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarhasi	19 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	25 km
District headquarters	Palamu	133 km

Villages closest to Jhurha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhurha village had a population of 61. That makes it the 88th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Jhurha village has 27 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhurha has about 1259 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Jhurha is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhurha covers 2.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhurha falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhurha is Balumath, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhurha.

Jhurha is about 133 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhurha is in Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Balumath is about 19 km away. Tarhasi is about 19 km away. Lātehār is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.