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About Jharia Village

Jharia is a small village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 176 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721145, 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 Kharagpur I
Pincode 721145
Area (hectares) 66.53 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 176
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jharia compares

By the 2011 count Jharia is the 143rd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 66.53 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 983.

Getting to Jharia

Jharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jagannathpur, Jalkadanga, Jamjuri and Japhala. 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 338. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Jharia village has 176 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharia has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Jharia is 721145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharia covers 66.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharia falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jharia 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 km distance for Jharia.

Jharia is in Kharagpur 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.

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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