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About Jhajhri Village

Jhajhri is a large village in Chopra tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,017, made up of 1,551 males and 1,466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhajhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhajhri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Chopra
Pincode 733202
Area (hectares) 408.73 hectares
Population 3,017
Male Population 1,551
Female Population 1,466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jhajhri compares

By the 2011 count Jhajhri is the 28th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents. Its 408.73 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Jhajhri

The census records public bus service for Jhajhri 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhajhri from other places

Jhajhri lies about 72 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhumdangi, about under 2 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 Jhajhri
Nearest railway station Dhumdangi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chopra 12 km
Nearest town Naksalbāri 24 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 72 km

Villages closest to Jhajhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhajhri village had a population of 3,017. That makes it the 28th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents.

Jhajhri village has 1,551 males and 1,466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhajhri has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Jhajhri is 733202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhajhri covers 408.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhajhri falls under Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jhajhri is Dhumdangi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhajhri.

Jhajhri is about 72 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhajhri is in Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhumdangi is about under 2 km away. Chopra is about 12 km away. Naksalbāri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehabad (under 2 km), Bara Dangapara (2.1 km) and Kuimari (2.2 km).

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

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