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About Jorari Village

Jorari is a large village in Asarganj tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,740, made up of 2,504 males and 2,236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares.

Jorari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jorari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Asarganj
Area (hectares) 296 hectares
Population 4,740
Male Population 2,504
Female Population 2,236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jorari compares

By the 2011 count Jorari is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Jorari

Jorari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jorari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jorari from other places

Jorari lies about 29 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 8.7 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 Jorari
Tehsil headquarters Asarganj 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Khariapipra Halt 8.7 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 9.4 km
District headquarters Munger 29 km

Villages closest to Jorari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jorari village had a population of 4,740. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Jorari village has 2,504 males and 2,236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jorari has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

Jorari covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jorari falls under Asarganj tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jorari is Khariapipra Halt, about 8.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jorari.

Jorari is about 29 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jorari is in Asarganj tehsil of Munger district. Asarganj is about 4.7 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 8.7 km away. Kharagpur is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatehri (under 2 km), Mirzapur (1.6 km) and Kharwa (1.9 km).

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

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