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About Jatuka Village

Jatuka is one of the larger villages in Manigachhi tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,309, made up of 2,700 males and 2,609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatuka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatuka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Manigachhi
Pincode 847233
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 5,309
Male Population 2,700
Female Population 2,609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jatuka compares

By the 2011 count Jatuka is the 17th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,443 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Jatuka

Jatuka is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jatuka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jatuka from other places

Jatuka lies about 23 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Manigachi, about 5.8 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 Jatuka
Nearest railway station Manigachi 5.8 km
Nearest town Benipur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Manigachhi 23 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 23 km

Villages closest to Jatuka

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

Common questions about Jatuka

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatuka village had a population of 5,309. That makes it the 17th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,443 residents.

Jatuka village has 2,700 males and 2,609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatuka has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Jatuka is 847233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jatuka covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jatuka falls under Manigachhi tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jatuka is Manigachi, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jatuka.

Jatuka is about 23 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatuka is in Manigachhi tehsil of Darbhanga district. Manigachi is about 5.8 km away. Benipur is about 12 km away. Manigachhi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Chintamanpur (1.6 km), Mir Chak (1.6 km) and Jagdishpur (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jatuka today is likely to be higher.

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