About Jhajra Village

Jhajra is a large village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,648, made up of 1,428 males and 1,220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhajra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajra village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Vikasnagar
Pincode	248007
Area (hectares)	314.63 hectares
Population	2,648
Male Population	1,428
Female Population	1,220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	854
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhajra compares

By the 2011 count Jhajra is the 32nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 314.63 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Jhajra

Jhajra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhajra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhajra from other places

Jhajra lies about 12 km from Dehradun. 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 Jhajra
District headquarters	Dehradun	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vikasnagar	19 km

Villages closest to Jhajra

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

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Common questions about Jhajra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajra village had a population of 2,648. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Jhajra village has 1,428 males and 1,220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajra has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Jhajra is 248007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhajra covers 314.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhajra falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Jhajra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhajra.

Jhajra is about 12 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajra is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Dehradun is about 12 km away. Vikasnagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.