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About Jogdhara Village

Jogdhara is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 183 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jogdhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jogdhara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814118
Area (hectares) 129.79 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 183
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jogdhara compares

By the 2011 count Jogdhara is the 141st largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 129.79 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Jogdhara

Jogdhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jogdhara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jogdhara from other places

Jogdhara lies about 23 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 4.1 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 Jogdhara
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 4.3 km
District headquarters Dumka 23 km

Villages closest to Jogdhara

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 Jogdhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Jogdhara village had a population of 374. That makes it the 141st largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Jogdhara village has 183 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jogdhara has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Jogdhara is 814118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jogdhara covers 129.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jogdhara falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jogdhara is Basukinath Railway Station, about 4.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jogdhara.

Jogdhara is about 23 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jogdhara is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 4.1 km away. Jarmundi is about 4.3 km away. Dumka is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamdhara (under 2 km), Patsar (under 2 km) and Patsara (under 2 km).

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

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