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About Jobhi Village

Jobhi is a small village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 108 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317 hectares hectares.

Jobhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jobhi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Area (hectares) 317 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 108
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jobhi compares

By the 2011 count Jobhi is the 62nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 317 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Jobhi

Jobhi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jobhi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jobhi from other places

Jobhi lies about 28 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 30 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 Jobhi
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 28 km
District headquarters Chatra 28 km
Nearest town Chatrā 28 km
Nearest railway station Balumath 30 km

Villages closest to Jobhi

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 Jobhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jobhi village had a population of 221. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Jobhi village has 108 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jobhi has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Jobhi covers 317 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.

Jobhi falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jobhi is Balumath, about 30 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 10+ km distance for Jobhi.

Jobhi is about 28 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jobhi is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 28 km away. Chatra is about 28 km away. Chatrā is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dagdiria Alias Burhi (1.8 km), Hardipur (2.9 km) and Bulbul (3.0 km).

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

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