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About Jatra Village

Jatra is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 437 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Kandi
Pincode 822120
Area (hectares) 361.64 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 437
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jatra compares

By the 2011 count Jatra is the 40th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents. Its 361.64 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Jatra

Jatra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jatra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jatra from other places

Jatra lies about 23 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Ramna, about 3.9 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 Jatra
Nearest railway station Ramna 3.9 km
District headquarters Garhwa 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandi 27 km

Villages closest to Jatra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatra village had a population of 824. That makes it the 40th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents.

Jatra village has 437 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatra has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Jatra is 822120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jatra covers 361.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jatra falls under Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jatra is Ramna, about 3.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jatra.

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

Jatra is in Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramna is about 3.9 km away. Garhwa is about 23 km away. Kandi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakanpura (3.3 km), Gara Kalan (4.2 km) and Patriya (5.6 km).

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

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