About Jhajhoo Village

Jhajhoo is one of the larger villages in Kolayat tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,574, made up of 4,013 males and 3,561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11938.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhajhoo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajhoo village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bikaner
Tehsil	Kolayat
Pincode	334302
Area (hectares)	11938.65 hectares
Population	7,574
Male Population	4,013
Female Population	3,561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhajhoo compares

By the 2011 count Jhajhoo is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents. Its 11938.65 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 888.

Getting to Jhajhoo

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

Jhajhoo lies about 42 km from Bikaner. 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 Jhajhoo
Tehsil headquarters	Kolayat	8.3 km
District headquarters	Bikaner	42 km

Villages closest to Jhajhoo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajhoo village had a population of 7,574. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents.

Jhajhoo village has 4,013 males and 3,561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajhoo has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Jhajhoo is 334302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhajhoo covers 11938.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhajhoo falls under Kolayat tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Jhajhoo notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhajhoo.

Jhajhoo is about 42 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajhoo is in Kolayat tehsil of Bikaner district. Kolayat is about 8.3 km away. Bikaner is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.