About Jotha Village

Jotha is a large village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,686, made up of 2,453 males and 2,233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 605 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jotha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Pincode	813109
Area (hectares)	605 hectares
Population	4,686
Male Population	2,453
Female Population	2,233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jotha compares

By the 2011 count Jotha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 605 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Jotha

Jotha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jotha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jotha from other places

Jotha lies about 18 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 7.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jotha
Nearest railway station	Punsia	7.0 km
Nearest town	Amarpur	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	18 km
District headquarters	Banka	18 km

Villages closest to Jotha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhuraiya tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Jotha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jotha village had a population of 4,686. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Jotha village has 2,453 males and 2,233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jotha has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Jotha is 813109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jotha covers 605 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jotha falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jotha is Punsia, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jotha.

Jotha is about 18 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jotha is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 7.0 km away. Amarpur is about 18 km away. Dhuraiya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.