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About Taljhari Village

Taljhari is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,377, made up of 691 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, 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 Taljhari
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 1,377
Male Population 691
Female Population 686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Taljhari compares

By the 2011 count Taljhari is the 14th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Taljhari

Taljhari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Taljhari as Available within 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 <5 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 19 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, 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 Taljhari
Nearest railway station Taljhari 15 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 19 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 19 km

Villages closest to Taljhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taljhari 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 1,377. That makes it the 14th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Taljhari village has 691 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taljhari has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Taljhari is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taljhari covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taljhari falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Taljhari is Taljhari, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Taljhari is about 19 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 Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 15 km away. Sahibganj is about 19 km away. Sāhibganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taljhari Mission (under 2 km), Bara Khattapani (2.3 km) and Basko (2.8 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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