Village · Bishrampur, Palamu # Jharha Kalan Jharha Kalan is a village in Bishrampur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822124. The 2011 Census counted 885 people in 153 households, the 27th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%. - 885 people (2011) - 153 households - 41.9% literacy - 822124 PIN code ## Jharha Kalan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jharha Kalan is 822124. Jharha Kalan falls in Bishrampur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822124 - Gram panchayat Bhandar - Community development block Bishrampur - Census village code 365797 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jharha Kalan from nearby towns? - Bishrampur (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Medininagar (district HQ) 26 km by road - Daltonganj (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jharha Kalan? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Jharha Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bhandar - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Pandwamor - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Daltonganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Daltonganj - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jharha Kalan known for? The main crops are rice. About 18% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jharha Kalan Of every 100 households in Jharha Kalan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jharha Kalan · ■ Bishrampur rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 40% - Toilet within the home 2% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 92% - Tap water 2% 6% - Drinking water within premises 5% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97% - Use banking services 88% 59% - Television 32% 24% - Mobile phone 75% 55% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 18% 25% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jharha Kalan? ■ Jharha Kalan · ■ Bishrampur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 41.9% 66.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 875 930 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 884 954 - Working population 61.8% 33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.6% for men and 31.8% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 240 (44%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 11 (2%) · ■ Marginal 288 (53%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bishrampur - Bairganwan 985 people - Seora 984 people - Kamta 945 people - Kundi 937 people - Naugarha 814 people - Pahargerua 808 people - Jharha Khurd 766 people - Ulipahari 741 people All 65 villages in Bishrampur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jharha Kalan? 822124 - How far is Jharha Kalan from Medininagar? 26 km by road - What is the population of Jharha Kalan? 885 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jharha Kalan in? Palamu district (Bishrampur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Jharha Kalan? 41.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/bishrampur/jharha-kalan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.