Jharia, Barabazar, Purulia, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Jharia


The village Jharia is located in Barabazar C.D.Block of Purulia District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Barabazar Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Jharia


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Jharia


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Jharia is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Jharia is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Jharia


As per available data from the year 2009, 1121 persons live in 203 house holds in the village Jharia. There are 549 female individuals and 572 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.97% and males constitute 51.03% of the total population.

There are 128 scheduled tribes persons of which 61 are females and 67 are males. Females constitute 47.66% and males constitute 52.34% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 11.42% of the total population.

Population density of Jharia is 442.21 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Jharia


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Total area of Jharia is 253.5 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 179.28 ha. About 154.28 ha is un-irrigated area. About 25 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 19.51 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 50.31 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Jharia


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Jharia.

There is a government primary school in the village Jharia.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Bamundiha, which is 5-10 kms away from Jharia.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Bamundih, which is 5-10 kms away from Jharia.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Bamundih, which is 5-10 kms away from Jharia.

Colleges in Jharia


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Barabazar, which is more than 10 kms away from Jharia.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Jamshedpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Jharia.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Bankura, which is more than 10 kms away from Jharia.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Jamshedpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Jharia.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Purulia, which is more than 10 kms away from Jharia.

Other Educational Facilities in Jharia


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Bamundiha, which is 5-10 kms away from Jharia.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Purulia, which is more than 10 kms away from Jharia.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Purulia, which is more than 10 kms away from Jharia.

Healthcare Facilities in Jharia


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Jharia.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Jharia.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Jharia.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Jharia.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Jharia.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Jharia.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Jharia.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Jharia.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Jharia.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Jharia.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Jharia.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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