About Jharni Village

Jharni is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,936, made up of 993 males and 943 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharni village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Dungarpur
Tehsil	Simalwara
Pincode	314406
Area (hectares)	535.94 hectares
Population	1,936
Male Population	993
Female Population	943
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharni compares

By the 2011 count Jharni is the 46th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 535.94 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Jharni

Jharni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jharni as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jharni from other places

Jharni lies about 29 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Lusadiya, about 22 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 Jharni
Nearest railway station	Lusadiya	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simalwara	29 km
District headquarters	Dungarpur	29 km
Nearest town	Dūngarpur	29 km

Villages closest to Jharni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharni village had a population of 1,936. That makes it the 46th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Jharni village has 993 males and 943 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharni has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Jharni is 314406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharni covers 535.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharni falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jharni is Lusadiya, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jharni.

Jharni is about 29 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharni is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Lusadiya is about 22 km away. Simalwara is about 29 km away. Dungarpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.