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About Jharna Village

Jharna is a small village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 151 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.62 hectares hectares.

Jharna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 59.62 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 151
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
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 Jharna compares

By the 2011 count Jharna is the 330th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 59.62 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Jharna

The census records public bus service for Jharna 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 Jharna from other places

Jharna lies about 39 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 18 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 Jharna
Nearest town Rūdarpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 18 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 39 km

Villages closest to Jharna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharna village had a population of 307. That makes it the 330th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Jharna village has 151 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharna has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Jharna covers 59.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharna falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jharna is Dohrighat, about 18 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 Jharna.

Jharna is about 39 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharna is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Rūdarpur is about 16 km away. Dohrighat is about 18 km away. Bansgaon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobrayeea (under 2 km), Kusmaura Buzurg (under 2 km) and Pakarpura (under 2 km).

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

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