About Jhajhar Village

Jhajhar is one of the larger villages in Sikandrabad tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,047, made up of 4,722 males and 4,325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.63 hectares hectares.

Jhajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajhar village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bulandshahr
Tehsil	Sikandrabad
Area (hectares)	195.63 hectares
Population	9,047
Male Population	4,722
Female Population	4,325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhajhar compares

By the 2011 count Jhajhar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,168 residents. Its 195.63 hectares work out to about 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Jhajhar

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

Jhajhar lies about 24 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Chola, about 8.0 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 Jhajhar
Nearest railway station	Chola	8.0 km
Nearest town	Khurja	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sikandrabad	21 km
District headquarters	Bulandshahr	24 km

Villages closest to Jhajhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajhar village had a population of 9,047. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,168 residents.

Jhajhar village has 4,722 males and 4,325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajhar has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Jhajhar covers 195.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhajhar falls under Sikandrabad tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhajhar is Chola, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Jhajhar.

Jhajhar is about 24 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajhar is in Sikandrabad tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Chola is about 8.0 km away. Khurja is about 19 km away. Sikandrabad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.