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About Jaruatanr Village

Jaruatanr is a mid sized village in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,396, made up of 714 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaruatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaruatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Peterwar
Pincode 829121
Area (hectares) 285.59 hectares
Population 1,396
Male Population 714
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaruatanr compares

By the 2011 count Jaruatanr is the 29th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 285.59 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Jaruatanr

Jaruatanr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaruatanr as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jaruatanr from other places

Jaruatanr lies about 29 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Harubera, 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 Jaruatanr
Nearest town Kathhāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Harubera 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Peterwar 29 km
District headquarters Bokaro 29 km

Villages closest to Jaruatanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaruatanr village had a population of 1,396. That makes it the 29th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Jaruatanr village has 714 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaruatanr has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Jaruatanr is 829121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaruatanr covers 285.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaruatanr falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaruatanr is Harubera, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jaruatanr.

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

Jaruatanr is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kathhāra is about 16 km away. Harubera is about 18 km away. Peterwar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ponrdag (under 2 km), Takaha (1.8 km) and Sadma Khurd (2.1 km).

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

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