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About Jheekariya Village

Jheekariya is a small village in Gangdhar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 185 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jheekariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jheekariya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Gangdhar
Pincode 326515
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 185
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jheekariya compares

By the 2011 count Jheekariya is the 140th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Jheekariya

Jheekariya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jheekariya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jheekariya from other places

Jheekariya lies about 93 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Chowmahala, about 6.5 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 Jheekariya
Nearest railway station Chowmahala 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangdhar 8.7 km
Nearest town Alot 24 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 93 km

Villages closest to Jheekariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jheekariya village had a population of 383. That makes it the 140th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Jheekariya village has 185 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jheekariya has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Jheekariya is 326515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jheekariya covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jheekariya falls under Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jheekariya is Chowmahala, about 6.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jheekariya.

Jheekariya is about 93 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jheekariya is in Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Chowmahala is about 6.5 km away. Gangdhar is about 8.7 km away. Alot is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankari (under 2 km), Akya Gehlot (1.6 km) and Ralayti (1.6 km).

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

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