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About Jiraun Village

Jiraun is a small village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 156 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiraun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiraun village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 463 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 156
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 Jiraun compares

By the 2011 count Jiraun is the 50th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 463 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Jiraun

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

Jiraun lies about 13 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 22 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 Jiraun
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 13 km
District headquarters Chatra 13 km
Nearest town Chatrā 13 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 22 km

Villages closest to Jiraun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiraun village had a population of 311. That makes it the 50th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Jiraun village has 156 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiraun has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Jiraun is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiraun covers 463 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.

Jiraun falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jiraun is Shivpur, about 22 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 Jiraun.

Jiraun is about 13 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiraun is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 13 km away. Chatra is about 13 km away. Chatrā is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamta (under 2 km), Baksi (under 2 km) and Aminia (1.7 km).

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

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