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About Jobaha Village

Jobaha is a large village in Marauna tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,296, made up of 1,133 males and 1,163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 771 hectares hectares.

Jobaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jobaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Marauna
Area (hectares) 771 hectares
Population 2,296
Male Population 1,133
Female Population 1,163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
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 Jobaha compares

By the 2011 count Jobaha is the 23rd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,923 residents. Its 771 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Jobaha

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

Jobaha lies about 13 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Tharbitia, about 6.8 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 Jobaha
Nearest railway station Tharbitia 6.8 km
Nearest town Nirmāli 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Marauna 13 km
District headquarters Supaul 13 km

Villages closest to Jobaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jobaha village had a population of 2,296. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,923 residents.

Jobaha village has 1,133 males and 1,163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jobaha has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Jobaha covers 771 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jobaha falls under Marauna tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jobaha is Tharbitia, about 6.8 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 Jobaha.

Jobaha is about 13 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jobaha is in Marauna tehsil of Supaul district. Tharbitia is about 6.8 km away. Nirmāli is about 9.3 km away. Marauna is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahra (3.0 km), Manharpatti (4.2 km) and Pachgachhia (4.9 km).

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

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