Moti Jharna is a village in Taljhari CD block in Rajmahal subdivision of Sahibganj district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location Moti Jharna is located at .
Moti Jharna has an area of .
Overview The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.
The place is reachable through road transport facilities like taxis and auto-rickshaws, from Sahibganj and has connectivity to regional road and rail networks of Sahibganj district.
Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India, Moti Jharna had a total population of 3,107, of which 1,654 (53%) were males and 1,453 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 649. The total number of literate persons in Moti Jharna was 1,412 (57.45% of the population over 6 years).
Waterfall
Moti Jharna (pearl cascade) is the most picturesque waterfall in Sahebganj district, at the head of a picturesque glen of the Rajmahal hills. The water of a small hill stream tumbles over two ledges of rock, each 50 to 60 feet high. It is about from Maharajpur railway station on the Sahibganj loop.
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