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About Jharia Village

Jharia is a mid sized village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 947, made up of 506 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712122, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712122
Area (hectares) 133.43 hectares
Population 947
Male Population 506
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharia compares

By the 2011 count Jharia is the 59th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 133.43 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Jharia

Jharia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Harihar, Harisabha, Hazipur and Idalbati. 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 947. That makes it the 59th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Jharia village has 506 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharia has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Jharia is 712122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharia covers 133.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jharia falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jharia 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 village for Jharia.

Jharia is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli 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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