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About Jhumri Village

Jhumri is a mid sized village in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 275 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 600 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhumri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Nagaruntari
Pincode 822121
Area (hectares) 600 hectares
Population 519
Male Population 275
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Jhumri compares

By the 2011 count Jhumri is the 60th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 600 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Jhumri

Jhumri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhumri 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 Jhumri from other places

Jhumri lies about 31 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 5.3 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 Jhumri
Nearest railway station Nagar Untari 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagaruntari 7.2 km
District headquarters Garhwa 31 km

Villages closest to Jhumri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhumri village had a population of 519. That makes it the 60th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Jhumri village has 275 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhumri has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Jhumri is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhumri covers 600 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhumri falls under Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhumri is Nagar Untari, about 5.3 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 Jhumri.

Jhumri is about 31 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhumri is in Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Nagar Untari is about 5.3 km away. Nagaruntari is about 7.2 km away. Garhwa 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 Tulsidamar (3.0 km), Koindi (3.4 km) and Bhojpur (3.4 km).

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

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