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About Jarea Village

Jarea is a small village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 99 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,566 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares.

Jarea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarea village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Gumia
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 99
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,566
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 Jarea compares

By the 2011 count Jarea is the 86th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Jarea

Jarea is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jarea 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 Jarea from other places

Jarea lies about 58 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Danea, about 18 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 Jarea
Nearest railway station Danea 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Gumia 24 km
District headquarters Bokaro 58 km

Villages closest to Jarea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarea village had a population of 254. That makes it the 86th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Jarea village has 99 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarea has about 1566 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Jarea covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jarea falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jarea is Danea, about 18 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 Jarea.

Jarea is about 58 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarea is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Danea is about 18 km away. Gumia is about 24 km away. Bokaro is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hurlung (under 2 km), Balia (under 2 km) and Narkandi (2.8 km).

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

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