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About Jatakhuti Village

Jatakhuti is a mid sized village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,434, made up of 719 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.73 hectares hectares.

Jatakhuti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatakhuti village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Tundi
Area (hectares) 306.73 hectares
Population 1,434
Male Population 719
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 Jatakhuti compares

By the 2011 count Jatakhuti is the 14th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 306.73 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Jatakhuti

Jatakhuti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jatakhuti 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 Jatakhuti from other places

Jatakhuti lies about 27 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 18 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 Jatakhuti
Tehsil headquarters Tundi 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Giridih 18 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 27 km

Villages closest to Jatakhuti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatakhuti village had a population of 1,434. That makes it the 14th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Jatakhuti village has 719 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatakhuti has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Jatakhuti covers 306.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jatakhuti falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jatakhuti is Giridih, about 18 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 Jatakhuti.

Jatakhuti 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.

Jatakhuti is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Tundi is about 8.9 km away. Giridih is about 18 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.

The closest recorded villages are Fatepur (under 2 km), Bhuski (under 2 km) and Karmatanr (1.5 km).

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

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