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About Jurpa Village

Jurpa is a small village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 156 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,192 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jurpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jurpa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 147.16 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 156
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,192
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jurpa compares

By the 2011 count Jurpa is the 135th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 147.16 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Jurpa

Jurpa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jurpa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jaridih, Jatadih, Jhanjh and Jharkhi. 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 Jurpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Jurpa village had a population of 342. That makes it the 135th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Jurpa village has 156 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jurpa has about 1192 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Jurpa is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jurpa covers 147.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jurpa falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jurpa notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Jurpa.

Jurpa is in Birni tehsil of Giridih 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 Jurpa today is likely to be higher.

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