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About Jhanjhar Village

Jhanjhar is a large village in Nagar tehsil, in the district of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,584, made up of 1,853 males and 1,731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 663.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjhar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bharatpur
Tehsil Nagar
Pincode 321024
Area (hectares) 663.33 hectares
Population 3,584
Male Population 1,853
Female Population 1,731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanjhar compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents. Its 663.33 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Jhanjhar

Jhanjhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhanjhar 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 Jhanjhar from other places

Jhanjhar lies about 59 km from Bharatpur, and the nearest railway station is Govindgarh, about 10 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 Jhanjhar
Nearest railway station Govindgarh 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagar 18 km
District headquarters Bharatpur 59 km

Villages closest to Jhanjhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjhar village had a population of 3,584. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,319 residents.

Jhanjhar village has 1,853 males and 1,731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjhar has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Jhanjhar is 321024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanjhar covers 663.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhanjhar falls under Nagar tehsil of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jhanjhar is Govindgarh, about 10 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 Jhanjhar.

Jhanjhar is about 59 km from Bharatpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanjhar is in Nagar tehsil of Bharatpur district. Govindgarh is about 10 km away. Nagar is about 18 km away. Bharatpur is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghamoorki (2.1 km), Husaipur (2.2 km) and Kishanpura (2.5 km).

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

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