About Jeratanr Village

Jeratanr is a small village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 77 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jeratanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jeratanr village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Pincode	828205
Area (hectares)	154 hectares
Population	152
Male Population	77
Female Population	75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jeratanr compares

By the 2011 count Jeratanr is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Jeratanr

Jeratanr is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jeratanr 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jeratanr from other places

Jeratanr lies about 27 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 20 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 Jeratanr
Nearest railway station	Giridih	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nirsa Cum Chirkunda	27 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	27 km

Villages closest to Jeratanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 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.

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Common questions about Jeratanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Jeratanr village had a population of 152. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Jeratanr village has 77 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jeratanr has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Jeratanr is 828205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jeratanr covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jeratanr falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jeratanr is Giridih, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jeratanr.

Jeratanr is about 27 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jeratanr is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. Giridih is about 20 km away. Nirsa Cum Chirkunda is about 27 km away. Dhanbad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.