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About Jharmari Village

Jharmari is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,357, made up of 715 males and 642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharmari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharmari village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140501
Area (hectares) 354 hectares
Population 1,357
Male Population 715
Female Population 642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jharmari compares

By the 2011 count Jharmari is the 46th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 354 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Jharmari

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

Jharmari lies about 29 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dhulkot, about 3.1 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 Jharmari
Nearest railway station Dhulkot 3.1 km
Nearest town Ambāla 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 19 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 29 km

Villages closest to Jharmari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Jharmari

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharmari village had a population of 1,357. That makes it the 46th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Jharmari village has 715 males and 642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharmari has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Jharmari is 140501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharmari covers 354 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharmari falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Jharmari is Dhulkot, about 3.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jharmari.

Jharmari is about 29 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharmari is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dhulkot is about 3.1 km away. Ambāla is about 7.1 km away. Dera Bassi 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 Sangotha (under 2 km), Kurli (2.0 km) and Sadhanpur (2.7 km).

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

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