'Jha' is a surname of India

India

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 and Nepal

Nepal

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, typically originating from the Mithilanchal.
Jha's are Maithil Brahmins( Brāhamaṇas is the correct Sanskrit term)who form part of ancient Vedic Brahmins. Maithil Brāhamaṇas are a part of Panch-gauda Pañchgauḍa , a group of highest-ranking castes among Brahmin, who still strive to follow rites and rituals according to ancient Hindu canons.Maithil Brahmin is a community of highly cohesive, and traditional Brahmins. They have a reputation for orthodoxy and interest in learning.Most of them live in and around Mithila, which is a portion of North Bihar. A large number of Mathil Brahmins migrated a few centuries back to adjoining areas of South-east Bihar & Jharkhand as well as to adjoining Terai regions of Nepal. Mithila was the name of capital of the ancient kingdom of legendary King Janak. Most of the Maithil Brahmins are Śāktas (worshippers of Śakti) and love Choora-dahi (Beaten rice - Curd), Sugar, Pickle, Mangoes and discussions and debate.Maithili is their mother tongue, though many use Angika (a south-eastern dialect of Maithili) as their mother tongue.
Jha may refer to:

Some of the famous people with Jha surname:

• Parmananda Jha is the first vice president of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
• Satish Jha
  Satish Jha
  Satish Jha is an Indian social entrepreneur, who is currently President and CEO of OLPC India Foundation.-Digital Divide and ICT for Development:...
  
   is a writer, editor, economist, social activist, human rights activist, development professional and a successful social entrepreneur.
• Sanjay Jha
  Sanjay Jha
  Sanjay K. Jha is chairman and chief executive officer of Motorola Mobility and previously served as co-chief executive officer of Motorola. from 2008.-Early life:...
  
  , Co-CEO of Motorola Inc.
• Aditya Jha
  Aditya Jha
  Aditya Jha, LL.D is a celebrated Indo-Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist and social activist with active involvement in Canadian public affairs. His business portfolio consists of several start-ups and turn-arounds...
  
  , Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist.
• Prakash Jha
  Prakash Jha
  Prakash Jha is an Indian film producer-director-screenwriter, who is most known for his political and socio-political films such as Damul , Mrityudand , Gangaajal , Apaharan and multistarrer hit movie Raajneeti...
  
  , Indian film producer, director and screenwriter.
• Raj Kamal Jha
  Raj Kamal Jha
  Raj Kamal Jha is an Indian novelist and journalist.Jha was born in Bihar and was raised in Calcutta, West Bengal, where he went to school at St. Joseph's College, Calcutta...
  
  , Indian novelist and journalist.
• Prabhat Jha
  Prabhat Jha
  Prabhat Jha is a member of Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh state in India. He is the Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party President.Positions Held : April 2008 Elected to Rajya Sabha May 2008 onwards Member, Committee on Rural Development...
  
   is Madhya Pradesh BJP President and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
• Prem Shankar Jha
  Prem Shankar Jha
  Prem Shankar Jha born 22 December 1938 is the Managing Editor of Financial World, the soon to be launched business daily from Tehelka. He is also a columnist with Tehelka magazine.-Early life:...
  
  , is an Indian journalist, author and columnist.
• Udit Narayan Jha, playback singer in commercial Hindi-, Maithili-, Tamil-, Telugu-, Malayalam-, Kannada-, and Nepali-language cinema.
• Piyush Jha
  Piyush Jha
  Piyush Jha is a film director and screenwriter of Indian origin, most known for his acclaimed films Sikandar , King of Bollywood and Chalo America.-Early life:...
  
  , Indian director and screenwriter.
• Ganganath Jha
  Ganganath Jha
  Sir Gaṅgānāth Jhā was an eminent scholar of Sanskrit, Indian Philosophy, Buddhist Philosophy and paṇḍit of Nyāya-Śāstra.-Early life:...
  
  
• Hetukar Jha
  Hetukar Jha
  Hetukar Jha was born on 1 February 1944 in the village Sarisab-Pahi, Madhubani district, Bihar. Father was Babu Baldeo and mother, Smt. Mohini Devi He studied in the local village school at Sarisab Pahi. Thereafter he got admission in Patna Science College and passed pre-University from there. Did...
  
  
• Abhigyan Jha
  Abhigyan Jha
  Abhigyan Jha was born in bihar and is best known as the director of the film Sacred Evil, as well as the executive producer, creative director, and script editor of the popular Indian Late Night Show Movers and Shakers. He also wrote the novel November Rain in December 1993, published by Abhigyan...
  
  
• Abhayanand
  Abhayanand
  Known as an upright officer who has always called for making the state police a people friendly force, Abhayanand is also known for his contributions to the society. He conceptualized a social experiment called Super 30 to help poor students to crack IIT JEE, which is supposed to be the toughest...
  
  
• Aditya Narayan
  Aditya Narayan
  Aditya Narayan Jha , born 6 August 1987, in Mumbai, India, commonly known as Aditya Narayan, is an actor, television host and music composer. He is the only child of Indian playback singer Udit Narayan and Deepa Narayan.-Early life:...
  
  
• Ramashreya Jha
  Ramashreya jha
  Ramashreya Jha was a distinguished composer, musician, scholar and teacher of Hindustani Classical music. He was the Head of the Department of Music in Allahabad University from 1980 to 1989. He was known for his deep knowledge, creative genius and his gifts as a teacher...
  
  
• Bidhu Jha
  Bidhu Jha
  Bidhu Shekhar Jha is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 2003, representing the Winnipeg division of Radisson as a member of the New Democratic Party.-Private life and career:...
  
  
• Raghunath Jha
  Raghunath Jha
  Raghunath Jha was Union minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise and member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Bettiah constituency of Bihar and is a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party...
  
  
• Lakshmi Kant Jha
  Lakshmi Kant Jha
  'Lakshmi Kant Jha' , born in Darbhanga, Bihar, or L. K. Jha as he was called, was the eighth Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1 July 1967 to 3 May 1970...
  
  
• Kaveri Jha
  Kaveri Jha
  Kaveri Jha is an Indian film actress, who works in Telugu films as well as Hindi films.-Early life:Jha hails from Darbhanga Bihar. Her family had to move a lot as her father is an Indian government employee. She was voted Ms...
  
   is an Indian film actress, who works in Telugu films as well as Hindi films.
• Sriti Jha
  Sriti Jha
  Sriti Jha, born on February 26, 1986 in Bihar, is an actress in India best known for starring as Malini Sharma in the show Dhoom Machaao Dhoom airing on Disney Channel India in which she plays keyboard for a band named "The Pink Band".-Career:...
  
  
• Suvarna Jha
  Suvarna Jha
  Suvarna Jha is an Indian television actress who played Tripti Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.- Career:Suvarna Jha was also apart of a 2003 bollywood movie Sssshhh. It was Farah Khan, the daughter of the yesteryear Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan who offered her role in a show titled `Jannat`...