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About Jabra Village

Jabra is a mid sized village in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 483 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jabra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jabra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Peterwar
Pincode 829123
Area (hectares) 224.7 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 483
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jabra compares

By the 2011 count Jabra is the 39th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 224.7 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Jabra

Jabra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jabra as Available within 5 - 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 Jabra from other places

Jabra lies about 32 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Bokaro Thermal, 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 Jabra
Nearest town Kathhāra 12 km
Nearest railway station Bokaro Thermal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Peterwar 32 km
District headquarters Bokaro 32 km

Villages closest to Jabra

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 Jabra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jabra village had a population of 954. That makes it the 39th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Jabra village has 483 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jabra has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Jabra is 829123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jabra covers 224.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jabra falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jabra is Bokaro Thermal, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jabra.

Jabra 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.

Jabra is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kathhāra is about 12 km away. Bokaro Thermal is about 15 km away. Peterwar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ordana (under 2 km), Chipudag (under 2 km) and Jhirki (under 2 km).

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

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