Jhajha is a village in Chanan mandal, Banka district, Bihar, with a population of 774 across 127 households. The village has a literacy rate of 48.7%.
By population, Jhajha ranks #59 of 333 villages in Chanan mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jhajha is a village of 774 people in 127 households (Census 2011) in Chanan block, Banka district, Bihar, the 59th-largest of 333 villages in Chanan block. Literacy is 49%, 11 points above the block average of 38% and the sex ratio is 804 women per 1,000 men. It lies 82 km from the Banka district centre, 21 km from Khaira, the nearest town, under 1 km from Jhajha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814131, served by Chandan post office; the LGD village code is 241926. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Jhajha, <1 km away. The sarpanch is GULTAN RAJAK, and the village votes in Warsaliganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anita. The population is estimated at 913 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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