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About Jharia Village

Jharia is a mid sized village in Barjora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 280 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Barjora
Pincode 722203
Area (hectares) 320.06 hectares
Population 532
Male Population 280
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jharia compares

By the 2011 count Jharia is the 112th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 320.06 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Jharia

Jharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jharia 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Harishpur, Hatashuria, Jagannathpur and Jaykrishnapur Sarenga. 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 Jharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharia village had a population of 532. That makes it the 112th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Jharia village has 280 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharia has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Jharia is 722203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharia covers 320.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharia falls under Barjora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jharia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Jharia.

Jharia is in Barjora 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 Jharia today is likely to be higher.

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