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About Jharka Village

Jharka is a mid sized village in Kotkasim tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,758, made up of 911 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharka village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kotkasim
Pincode 301403
Area (hectares) 348.7 hectares
Population 1,758
Male Population 911
Female Population 847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jharka compares

By the 2011 count Jharka is the 17th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents. Its 348.7 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Jharka

The census records public bus service for Jharka as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jharka from other places

Jharka lies about 36 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Harsauli, about 2.6 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 Jharka
Nearest railway station Harsauli 2.6 km
Nearest town Khairtal 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotkasim 19 km
District headquarters Alwar 36 km

Villages closest to Jharka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharka village had a population of 1,758. That makes it the 17th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents.

Jharka village has 911 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharka has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Jharka is 301403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharka covers 348.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharka falls under Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jharka is Harsauli, about 2.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jharka.

Jharka is about 36 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharka is in Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district. Harsauli is about 2.6 km away. Khairtal is about 9.8 km away. Kotkasim 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 Mirzapur (under 2 km), Daulat Nagar Majra (2.2 km) and Raipur Jatan (2.3 km).

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

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