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About Jharpa Village

Jharpa is a large village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,217, made up of 1,170 males and 1,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3338.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharpa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Chohtan
Pincode 344706
Area (hectares) 3338.37 hectares
Population 2,217
Male Population 1,170
Female Population 1,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharpa compares

By the 2011 count Jharpa is the 48th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 3338.37 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Jharpa

Jharpa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jharpa 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. The nearest villages by name are Jato Ki Dhani, Jaton Ka Bera, Jaton Ki Basti and Jethmalpura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jharpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharpa village had a population of 2,217. That makes it the 48th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Jharpa village has 1,170 males and 1,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharpa has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Jharpa is 344706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharpa covers 3338.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharpa falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Jharpa notes the nearest railway station 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 Jharpa.

Jharpa is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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