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About Jaropani Village

Jaropani is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 124 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaropani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaropani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 124
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
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 Jaropani compares

By the 2011 count Jaropani is the 68th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Jaropani

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

Jaropani lies about 35 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 2.4 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 Jaropani
Nearest railway station Harinsing 2.4 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 25 km
District headquarters Dumka 35 km

Villages closest to Jaropani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaropani village had a population of 256. That makes it the 68th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Jaropani village has 124 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaropani has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Jaropani is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaropani covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaropani falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaropani is Harinsing, about 2.4 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 Jaropani.

Jaropani is about 35 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaropani is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 2.4 km away. Rampur Hat is about 20 km away. Gopikandar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amarpani (8.2 km), Saruapani (9.7 km) and Chirudih (10 km).

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

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