About Jaratikar Village

Jaratikar is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 163 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaratikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaratikar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	81 hectares
Population	330
Male Population	163
Female Population	167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
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 Jaratikar compares

By the 2011 count Jaratikar is the 163rd largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Jaratikar

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

Jaratikar lies about 38 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Dhanpatdih, about 7.0 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 Jaratikar
Nearest railway station	Dhanpatdih	7.0 km
Nearest town	Deoghar	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jama	26 km
District headquarters	Dumka	38 km

Villages closest to Jaratikar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaratikar village had a population of 330. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Jaratikar village has 163 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaratikar has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Jaratikar is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaratikar covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaratikar falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaratikar is Dhanpatdih, about 7.0 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 Jaratikar.

Jaratikar is about 38 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaratikar is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Dhanpatdih is about 7.0 km away. Deoghar is about 24 km away. Jama is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.