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About Jhariya Village

Jhariya is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 198 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1859.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhariya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 232221
Area (hectares) 1859.03 hectares
Population 404
Male Population 198
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Jhariya compares

By the 2011 count Jhariya is the 455th 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 1859.03 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jhariya

Jhariya 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 Jhariya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhariya from other places

Jhariya lies about 26 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Phaphrakund, about 12 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 Jhariya
Nearest railway station Phaphrakund 12 km
Nearest town Obra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 26 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 26 km

Villages closest to Jhariya

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 Jhariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhariya village had a population of 404. That makes it the 455th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Jhariya village has 198 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhariya has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

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

Jhariya covers 1859.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhariya is Phaphrakund, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Jhariya.

Jhariya is about 26 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhariya is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Phaphrakund is about 12 km away. Obra is about 15 km away. Robertsganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharari (2.4 km), Amilia (4.3 km) and Pipara (5.6 km).

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

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