About Jharera Village

Jharera is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 926, made up of 451 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharera village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Mukerian
Pincode	144224
Area (hectares)	229 hectares
Population	926
Male Population	451
Female Population	475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharera compares

By the 2011 count Jharera is the 94th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Jharera

Jharera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jharera as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jharera from other places

Jharera lies about 32 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 3.0 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 Jharera
Nearest railway station	Kartoli Punjab	3.0 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	13 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	32 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukerian	33 km

Villages closest to Jharera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharera village had a population of 926. That makes it the 94th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Jharera village has 451 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharera has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Jharera is 144224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharera covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharera falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jharera is Kartoli Punjab, about 3.0 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 village for Jharera.

Jharera is about 32 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharera is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Kartoli Punjab is about 3.0 km away. Talwāra is about 13 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.