About Jirua Village

Jirua is a mid sized village in Ramna tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 305 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 693 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jirua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Ramna
Pincode	822128
Area (hectares)	693 hectares
Population	597
Male Population	305
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jirua compares

By the 2011 count Jirua is the 31st largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents. Its 693 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Jirua

Jirua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jirua 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jirua from other places

Jirua lies about 38 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 10 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 Jirua
Nearest railway station	Nagar Untari	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramna	18 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	38 km

Villages closest to Jirua

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

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Common questions about Jirua

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirua village had a population of 597. That makes it the 31st largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents.

Jirua village has 305 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirua has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Jirua is 822128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jirua covers 693 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.

Jirua falls under Ramna tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jirua is Nagar Untari, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jirua.

Jirua is about 38 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirua is in Ramna tehsil of Garhwa district. Nagar Untari is about 10 km away. Ramna is about 18 km away. Garhwa is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.