About Jharia Village

Jharia is a small village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 73 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, 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	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Garbeta I
Pincode	721127
Area (hectares)	27.09 hectares
Population	140
Male Population	73
Female Population	67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharia compares

By the 2011 count Jharia is the 248th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 27.09 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Jharia

Jharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jharia as Available within 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 Janda, Jemuasol, Jhaljhali and Jhapur. 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.

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Common questions about Jharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharia village had a population of 140. That makes it the 248th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Jharia village has 73 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharia has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Jharia is 721127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharia covers 27.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharia falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jharia.

Jharia is in Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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.