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About Jabra Village

Jabra is a large village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,624, made up of 1,407 males and 1,217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1450 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jabra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jabra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825420
Area (hectares) 1450 hectares
Population 2,624
Male Population 1,407
Female Population 1,217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jabra compares

By the 2011 count Jabra is the 12th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 1450 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

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 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 21 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 16 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 railway station Shivpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 21 km
District headquarters Chatra 21 km
Nearest town Chatrā 21 km

Villages closest to Jabra

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 Jabra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jabra village had a population of 2,624. That makes it the 12th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Jabra village has 1,407 males and 1,217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jabra has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Jabra is 825420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jabra covers 1450 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Jabra is Shivpur, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Jabra.

Jabra is about 21 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jabra is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shivpur is about 16 km away. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 21 km away. Chatra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara (7.4 km), Kalyanpur (8.8 km) and Pachatari (9.3 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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