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About Jaruwadih Village

Jaruwadih is a mid sized village in Chakai tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 410 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares.

Jaruwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaruwadih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Chakai
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 410
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaruwadih compares

By the 2011 count Jaruwadih is the 74th largest of the 468 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 432 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jaruwadih

Jaruwadih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jaruwadih as Available within 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 Jaruwadih from other places

Jaruwadih lies about 47 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Tulsitanr, about 12 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 Jaruwadih
Tehsil headquarters Chakai 10 km
Nearest railway station Tulsitanr 12 km
Nearest town Deoghar 23 km
District headquarters Jamui 47 km

Villages closest to Jaruwadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaruwadih village had a population of 768. That makes it the 74th largest of the 468 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 432 residents.

Jaruwadih village has 410 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaruwadih has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Jaruwadih covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaruwadih falls under Chakai tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jaruwadih is Tulsitanr, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jaruwadih.

Jaruwadih is about 47 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaruwadih is in Chakai tehsil of Jamui district. Chakai is about 10 km away. Tulsitanr is about 12 km away. Deoghar 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 Tola Beladih (under 2 km), Tola Dhamatanr (under 2 km) and Akhane (1.7 km).

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

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