About Shankarpur Jhagrahi Village

Shankarpur Jhagrahi is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 111 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankarpur Jhagrahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankarpur Jhagrahi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814144
Area (hectares)	82 hectares
Population	220
Male Population	111
Female Population	109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
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 Shankarpur Jhagrahi compares

By the 2011 count Shankarpur Jhagrahi is the 214th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Shankarpur Jhagrahi

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

Shankarpur Jhagrahi lies about 38 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 18 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 Shankarpur Jhagrahi
Nearest railway station	Joramow Railway Station	18 km
Nearest town	Madhupur	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jama	31 km
District headquarters	Dumka	38 km

Villages closest to Shankarpur Jhagrahi

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 Shankarpur Jhagrahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankarpur Jhagrahi village had a population of 220. That makes it the 214th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Shankarpur Jhagrahi village has 111 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankarpur Jhagrahi has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Shankarpur Jhagrahi is 814144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankarpur Jhagrahi covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankarpur Jhagrahi falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shankarpur Jhagrahi is Joramow Railway Station, about 18 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 Shankarpur Jhagrahi.

Shankarpur Jhagrahi 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.

Shankarpur Jhagrahi is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Joramow Railway Station is about 18 km away. Madhupur is about 26 km away. Jama is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurumtanr (under 2 km), Bisunpur (3.2 km) and Pipra (3.8 km).

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