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About Jhanjha Village

Jhanjha is a mid sized village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,527, made up of 798 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanjha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Haroa
Pincode 743425
Area (hectares) 154.99 hectares
Population 1,527
Male Population 798
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Jhanjha compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjha is the 52nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 154.99 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Jhanjha

Jhanjha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhanjha 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 Haripur, Haroa, Indali and Jampur. 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 Jhanjha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjha village had a population of 1,527. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Jhanjha village has 798 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjha has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Jhanjha is 743425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanjha covers 154.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhanjha falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jhanjha 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 Jhanjha.

Jhanjha is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Jhanjha today is likely to be higher.

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