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About Jhanjhar Village

Jhanjhar is a mid sized village in Kotra tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 780, made up of 406 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjhar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Kotra
Pincode 307025
Area (hectares) 551 hectares
Population 780
Male Population 406
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanjhar compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjhar is the 103rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 873 residents. Its 551 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Jhanjhar

Jhanjhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhanjhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jhanjhar from other places

Jhanjhar lies about 63 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhimana, about 24 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
Tehsil headquarters Kotra 17 km
Nearest railway station Bhimana 24 km
Nearest town Ābu Road 32 km
District headquarters Udaipur 63 km

Villages closest to Jhanjhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotra 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 780. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 873 residents.

Jhanjhar village has 406 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjhar has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Jhanjhar is 307025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanjhar covers 551 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhanjhar falls under Kotra tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jhanjhar is Bhimana, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Jhanjhar.

Jhanjhar is about 63 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanjhar is in Kotra tehsil of Udaipur district. Kotra is about 17 km away. Bhimana is about 24 km away. Ābu Road is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhanjhar Badla (under 2 km), Ajni (under 2 km) and Bakhel (1.6 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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