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About Jordag Village

Jordag is a small village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 39 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,231 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jordag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jordag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 39
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,231
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 Jordag compares

By the 2011 count Jordag is the 79th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 131 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 Jordag

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

Jordag lies about 31 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 31 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 Jordag
Nearest railway station Balumath 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 31 km
District headquarters Chatra 31 km
Nearest town Chatrā 31 km

Villages closest to Jordag

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 Jordag

As per the Census of India 2011, Jordag village had a population of 87. That makes it the 79th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Jordag village has 39 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jordag has about 1231 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

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

Jordag covers 131 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.

Jordag falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jordag is Balumath, about 31 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 Jordag.

Jordag is about 31 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jordag is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Balumath is about 31 km away. Lawalaung is about 31 km away. Chatra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardipur (under 2 km), Katea Macha Mahua (under 2 km) and Chano (under 2 km).

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

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