About Jolo Village

Jolo is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 139 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jolo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jolo village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	97.4 hectares
Population	278
Male Population	139
Female Population	139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
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 Jolo compares

By the 2011 count Jolo is the 57th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 97.4 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Jolo

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

Jolo lies about 53 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Behrajor, about 24 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 Jolo
Nearest railway station	Behrajor	24 km
Nearest town	Godda	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	33 km
District headquarters	Dumka	53 km

Villages closest to Jolo

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.

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Common questions about Jolo

As per the Census of India 2011, Jolo village had a population of 278. That makes it the 57th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Jolo village has 139 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jolo has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Jolo covers 97.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jolo falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jolo is Behrajor, about 24 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 Jolo.

Jolo is about 53 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jolo is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Behrajor is about 24 km away. Godda is about 25 km away. Gopikandar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.