About Jhajhra Village

Jhajhra is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 369 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhajhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajhra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Khargram
Pincode	742147
Area (hectares)	274.04 hectares
Population	727
Male Population	369
Female Population	358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
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 Jhajhra compares

By the 2011 count Jhajhra is the 106th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 274.04 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jhajhra

Jhajhra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhajhra 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhajhra from other places

Jhajhra lies about 36 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 14 km away. 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 Jhajhra
Nearest railway station	Swadinpur	14 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khargram	16 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	36 km

Villages closest to Jhajhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajhra village had a population of 727. That makes it the 106th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Jhajhra village has 369 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajhra has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Jhajhra is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhajhra covers 274.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhajhra falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jhajhra is Swadinpur, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Jhajhra.

Jhajhra is about 36 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajhra is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Swadinpur is about 14 km away. Rampur Hat is about 14 km away. Khargram is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.