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About Jharia Village

Jharia is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 198 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 232221
Area (hectares) 243.78 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 198
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jharia compares

By the 2011 count Jharia is the 474th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 243.78 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jharia

Jharia 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 Jharia as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Jharia from other places

Jharia lies about 28 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 22 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 Jharia
Nearest railway station Churk 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 28 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 28 km

Villages closest to Jharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharia village had a population of 377. That makes it the 474th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Jharia village has 198 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharia has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Jharia is 232221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharia covers 243.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharia falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jharia is Churk, about 22 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 and private bus service as Available for Jharia.

Jharia is about 28 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharia is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 22 km away. Robertsganj is about 28 km away. Sonbhadra 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 Chargara (3.6 km), Baijanath (4.6 km) and Deohar (5.1 km).

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

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