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About Jumra Village

Jumra is a small village in Kasmar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 85 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.72 hectares hectares.

Jumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jumra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Kasmar
Area (hectares) 233.72 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 85
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Jumra compares

By the 2011 count Jumra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 233.72 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Jumra

Jumra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jumra 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 Jumra from other places

Jumra lies about 32 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Barlanga, about 8.5 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 Jumra
Nearest railway station Barlanga 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasmar 13 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 27 km
District headquarters Bokaro 32 km

Villages closest to Jumra

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 Jumra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jumra village had a population of 164. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Jumra village has 85 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jumra has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Jumra covers 233.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jumra falls under Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jumra is Barlanga, about 8.5 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 Jumra.

Jumra is about 32 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jumra is in Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district. Barlanga is about 8.5 km away. Kasmar is about 13 km away. Chitarpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murhulsudi (under 2 km), Dabhadih (under 2 km) and Pari (1.6 km).

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

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