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About Jari Village

Jari is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 226 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 814102
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 226
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Jari compares

By the 2011 count Jari is the 122nd largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Jari

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

Jari lies about 42 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 33 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 Jari
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 29 km
Nearest town Pakur 33 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 33 km
District headquarters Dumka 42 km

Villages closest to Jari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jari village had a population of 447. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Jari village has 226 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jari has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Jari is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jari covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jari falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jari is Banshlai Bridge, about 33 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 Jari.

Jari is about 42 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jari is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Ramgarh is about 29 km away. Pakur is about 33 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhawa (under 2 km), Harwa Dangal (under 2 km) and Baramasia (2.7 km).

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

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