About Jharua Village

Jharua is a small village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 71 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Ichagarh
Pincode	832403
Area (hectares)	188 hectares
Population	143
Male Population	71
Female Population	72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
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 Jharua compares

By the 2011 count Jharua is the 98th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Jharua

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

Jharua lies about 28 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 7.5 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 Jharua
Nearest railway station	Tiraldih	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ichagarh	7.7 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	28 km
Nearest town	Būndu	31 km

Villages closest to Jharua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharua village had a population of 143. That makes it the 98th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Jharua village has 71 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharua has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Jharua is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharua covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharua falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jharua is Tiraldih, about 7.5 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 Jharua.

Jharua is about 28 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharua is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Tiraldih is about 7.5 km away. Ichagarh is about 7.7 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.