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About Jokela Village

Jokela is a mid sized village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 380 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jokela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jokela village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Saraiyahat
Pincode 814151
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 739
Male Population 380
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Jokela compares

By the 2011 count Jokela is the 52nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jokela

Jokela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jokela 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. The nearest villages by name are Jhabari, Jhapaniya, Jhiluwabhatbahri and Jiajor. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jokela

As per the Census of India 2011, Jokela village had a population of 739. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Jokela village has 380 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jokela has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Jokela is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jokela covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jokela falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jokela notes the nearest railway station 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 Jokela.

Jokela is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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