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About Jharmunga Village

Jharmunga is a mid sized village in Kasmar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 390 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.97 hectares hectares.

Jharmunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharmunga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Kasmar
Area (hectares) 174.97 hectares
Population 752
Male Population 390
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharmunga compares

By the 2011 count Jharmunga is the 43rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 174.97 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Jharmunga

Jharmunga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jharmunga as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jharmunga from other places

Jharmunga lies about 23 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Radhagaon, about 15 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 Jharmunga
Tehsil headquarters Kasmar 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Radhagaon 15 km
Nearest town Jāridih 20 km
District headquarters Bokaro 23 km

Villages closest to Jharmunga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharmunga village had a population of 752. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Jharmunga village has 390 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharmunga has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Jharmunga covers 174.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharmunga falls under Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jharmunga is Radhagaon, about 15 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 km distance for Jharmunga.

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

Jharmunga is in Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kasmar is about 2.3 km away. Radhagaon is about 15 km away. Jāridih is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjura (under 2 km), Garri (under 2 km) and Kasmar (2.3 km).

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

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