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About Jori Kalan Village

Jori Kalan is one of the larger villages in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,711, made up of 4,057 males and 3,654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jori Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jori Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825403
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 7,711
Male Population 4,057
Female Population 3,654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jori Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Jori Kalan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Jori Kalan

Jori Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jori Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jori Kalan from other places

Jori Kalan lies about 15 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 47 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 Jori Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 15 km
District headquarters Chatra 15 km
Nearest town Chatrā 15 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 47 km

Villages closest to Jori Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Jori Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jori Kalan village had a population of 7,711. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Jori Kalan village has 4,057 males and 3,654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jori Kalan has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Jori Kalan is 825403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jori Kalan covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jori Kalan falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jori Kalan is Katkamsandi, about 47 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 village for Jori Kalan.

Jori Kalan is about 15 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jori Kalan is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 15 km away. Chatra is about 15 km away. Chatrā is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nijra (under 2 km), Karmahi (under 2 km) and Mongwadaha (under 2 km).

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

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