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About Taljhari Village

Taljhari is a small village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 215 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taljhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taljhari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 215
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taljhari compares

By the 2011 count Taljhari is the 58th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Taljhari

Taljhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taljhari as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taljhari from other places

Taljhari lies about 43 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 5.1 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 Taljhari
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 5.1 km
Nearest town Farakka 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 43 km

Villages closest to Taljhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taljhari village had a population of 421. That makes it the 58th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Taljhari village has 215 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taljhari has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Taljhari is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taljhari covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taljhari falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Taljhari is Barharwa Junction, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Taljhari.

Taljhari is about 43 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taljhari is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Pathna is about 4.7 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 5.1 km away. Farakka is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapande (under 2 km), Amjhor (under 2 km) and Gangopara Bedo (under 2 km).

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

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