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About Jharjhara Village

Jharjhara is a small village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 27 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharjhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharjhara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakradharpur
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 27
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharjhara compares

By the 2011 count Jharjhara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Jharjhara

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

Jharjhara lies about 24 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 13 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 Jharjhara
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 13 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 24 km

Villages closest to Jharjhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharjhara village had a population of 60. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Jharjhara village has 27 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharjhara has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Jharjhara is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharjhara covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharjhara falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jharjhara is Chakradharpur, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Jharjhara.

Jharjhara is about 24 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharjhara is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 13 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonamara (under 2 km), Darkada (under 2 km) and Harjora (under 2 km).

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

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