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About Jhari Village

Jhari is a small village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 221 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 439.76 hectares
Population 458
Male Population 221
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhari compares

By the 2011 count Jhari is the 130th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 439.76 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 978.

Getting to Jhari

Jhari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jamda, Jamsol, Jarka and Jashpara. 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 Jhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhari village had a population of 458. That makes it the 130th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Jhari village has 221 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhari has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Jhari is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhari covers 439.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhari falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhari.

Jhari is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura 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 Jhari today is likely to be higher.

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