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About Jarhad Village

Jarhad is a small village in Campierganj tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 452, made up of 241 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.18 hectares hectares.

Jarhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarhad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Campierganj
Area (hectares) 30.18 hectares
Population 452
Male Population 241
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jarhad compares

By the 2011 count Jarhad is the 164th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 30.18 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Jarhad

Jarhad is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jarhad as Available within village. 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 Jarhad from other places

Jarhad lies about 17 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Peppeganj, about 3.0 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 Jarhad
Nearest railway station Peppeganj 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Campierganj 17 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 17 km

Villages closest to Jarhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarhad village had a population of 452. That makes it the 164th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Jarhad village has 241 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarhad has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Jarhad covers 30.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jarhad falls under Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jarhad is Peppeganj, about 3.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jarhad.

Jarhad is about 17 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarhad is in Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Peppeganj is about 3.0 km away. Campierganj is about 17 km away. Gorakhpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nainsar (under 2 km), Bhaiyaram (1.5 km) and Makhanha (1.6 km).

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

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