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About Jharagerya Village

Jharagerya is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 143 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharagerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharagerya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 164.15 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 143
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jharagerya compares

By the 2011 count Jharagerya is the 195th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 164.15 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Jharagerya

Jharagerya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jharagerya 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jharagerya from other places

Jharagerya lies about 47 km from Paschim Medinipur. 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 Jharagerya
Tehsil headquarters Jhargram under 2 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām under 2 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 47 km

Villages closest to Jharagerya

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

Common questions about Jharagerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharagerya village had a population of 308. That makes it the 195th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Jharagerya village has 143 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharagerya has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Jharagerya is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharagerya covers 164.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharagerya falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Jharagerya is about 47 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharagerya is in Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jhargram is about under 2 km away. Jhārgrām is about under 2 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahi Juri (5.4 km), Lodha Suli (14 km) and Kismat Murakati (15 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jharagerya today is likely to be higher.

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