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About Jarhar Village

Jarhar is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 314 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.07 hectares hectares.

Jarhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarhar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 179.07 hectares
Population 619
Male Population 314
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jarhar compares

By the 2011 count Jarhar is the 222nd largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 179.07 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Jarhar

The census records public bus service for Jarhar as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jarhar from other places

Jarhar lies about 51 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Sonbhadra, about 20 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 Jarhar
Nearest railway station Sonbhadra 20 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 28 km
District headquarters Chandauli 51 km

Villages closest to Jarhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarhar village had a population of 619. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Jarhar village has 314 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarhar has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Jarhar covers 179.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarhar falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jarhar is Sonbhadra, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jarhar.

Jarhar is about 51 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarhar is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Sonbhadra is about 20 km away. Robertsganj is about 20 km away. Chakia is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwatand (1.8 km), Laltapur (3.2 km) and Thatwa (3.3 km).

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

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