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About Jangi Village

Jangi is a large village in Simaria tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,097, made up of 1,087 males and 1,010 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Simaria
Pincode 825103
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 2,097
Male Population 1,087
Female Population 1,010
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangi compares

By the 2011 count Jangi is the 14th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Jangi

Jangi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jangi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jangi from other places

Jangi lies about 12 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 Jangi
Tehsil headquarters Simaria 6.6 km
District headquarters Chatra 12 km
Nearest town Chatrā 12 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 22 km

Villages closest to Jangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangi village had a population of 2,097. That makes it the 14th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Jangi village has 1,087 males and 1,010 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangi has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Jangi is 825103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangi covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jangi falls under Simaria tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jangi 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 - 10 km distance for Jangi.

Jangi is about 12 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangi is in Simaria tehsil of Chatra district. Simaria is about 6.6 km away. Chatra is about 12 km away. Chatrā is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarhi (1.8 km), Chalki (2.5 km) and Dilho (2.8 km).

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

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