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About Misra Village

Misra is a small village in Karon tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 132 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815357, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Misra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Misra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Karon
Pincode 815357
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 132
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Misra compares

By the 2011 count Misra is the 100th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 631 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Misra

Misra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Misra 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 Misra from other places

Misra lies about 33 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, 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 Misra
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Karon 16 km
Nearest town Madhupur 22 km
District headquarters Deoghar 33 km

Villages closest to Misra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Misra village had a population of 255. That makes it the 100th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 631 residents.

Misra village has 132 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Misra has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Misra is 815357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Misra covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Misra falls under Karon tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Misra is Joramow Railway Station, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Misra.

Misra is about 33 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Misra is in Karon tehsil of Deoghar district. Joramow Railway Station is about 16 km away. Karon is about 16 km away. Madhupur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tetariyatanr (1.5 km), Gajiyadih (1.7 km) and Dharampur (5.2 km).

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

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