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About Jaruadih Village

Jaruadih is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 213 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaruadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaruadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814141
Area (hectares) 127.93 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 213
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
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 Jaruadih compares

By the 2011 count Jaruadih is the 103rd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 127.93 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Jaruadih

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

Jaruadih lies about 30 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, 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 Jaruadih
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 24 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 30 km
District headquarters Dumka 30 km

Villages closest to Jaruadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaruadih village had a population of 447. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Jaruadih village has 213 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaruadih has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Jaruadih is 814141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaruadih covers 127.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaruadih falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaruadih is Basukinath Railway Station, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jaruadih.

Jaruadih is about 30 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaruadih is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 24 km away. Jarmundi is about 24 km away. Jāmtāra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barmasa (2.5 km), Barmasia (2.5 km) and Barmasiya (2.5 km).

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

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