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About Jhanjhar Village

Jhanjhar is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 45 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjhar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246148
Area (hectares) 74.16 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 45
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanjhar compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjhar is the 356th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 74.16 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Jhanjhar

Jhanjhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhanjhar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jatkamdi, Jawadi, Jawara and Jhagroli Lagga Tal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhanjhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjhar village had a population of 90. That makes it the 356th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Jhanjhar village has 45 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjhar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Jhanjhar is 246148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanjhar covers 74.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhanjhar falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Jhanjhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Jhanjhar.

Jhanjhar is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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