Village · Hussainabad, Palamu # Jharha Jharha is a village in Hussainabad sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822116. The 2011 Census counted 1,398 people in 239 households, the 28th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%. - 1,398 people (2011) - 239 households - 67.2% literacy - 822116 PIN code ## Jharha PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Jharha is 822116. Jharha falls in Hussainabad sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 822116 - Gram panchayat Mahuari - Community development block Hussainabad - Census village code 364987 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jharha from nearby towns? - Hussainabad (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Medninagar (district HQ) 85 km by road - Hussainabad (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jharha? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Jharha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Railway station In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Hussainabad - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Hussainabad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Medininagar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jharha known for? The main crops are rice. About 65% of the 250 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jharha Of every 100 households in Jharha in 2011, 7 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Jharha · ■ Hussainabad rural average - Electricity for lighting 7% 8% - Toilet within the home 6% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 93% - Tap water 4% 2% - Drinking water within premises 49% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 66% 57% - Television 5% 12% - Mobile phone 74% 55% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 6% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 13% 25% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jharha? ■ Jharha · ■ Hussainabad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.2% 64.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 915 935 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 804 938 - Working population 28.2% 33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.5% for men and 56.2% for women. 43% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 64 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 70 (18%) · ■ Other work 50 (13%) · ■ Marginal 210 (53%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Hussainabad - Darua 1,719 people - Urdwar 1,503 people - Poldih 1,480 people - Sarhu 1,424 people - Mahuari 1,373 people - Sarhu 1,365 people - Kamat 1,333 people - Hira Sinkni 1,299 people All 175 villages in Hussainabad ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jharha? 822116 - How far is Jharha from Medninagar? 85 km by road - What is the population of Jharha? 1,398 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jharha in? Palamu district (Hussainabad sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Jharha? 67.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/hussainabad/jharha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.