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About Jhariapani Village

Jhariapani is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 223, made up of 124 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 798 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhariapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhariapani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 165.06 hectares
Population 223
Male Population 124
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 798
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhariapani compares

By the 2011 count Jhariapani is the 78th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 165.06 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Jhariapani

Jhariapani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhariapani as Available within 5 - 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 Jhariapani from other places

Jhariapani lies about 46 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 14 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 Jhariapani
Nearest town Nalhāti 13 km
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 24 km
District headquarters Dumka 46 km

Villages closest to Jhariapani

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 Jhariapani

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhariapani village had a population of 223. That makes it the 78th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Jhariapani village has 124 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhariapani has about 798 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Jhariapani covers 165.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhariapani falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhariapani is Adalpahari, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhariapani.

Jhariapani is about 46 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhariapani is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Nalhāti is about 13 km away. Adalpahari is about 14 km away. Gopikandar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandarmali (4.8 km), Dumartola (6.1 km) and Baratali (12 km).

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

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