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About Jataha Village

Jataha is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 11 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jataha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jataha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Deori
Pincode 815314
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 11
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
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 Jataha compares

By the 2011 count Jataha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Jataha

Jataha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jataha 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 Jataha from other places

Jataha lies about 158 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Lodhma, about 7.2 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 Jataha
Nearest railway station Lodhma 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Deori 9.1 km
Nearest town Ranchi 20 km
District headquarters Giridih 158 km

Villages closest to Jataha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jataha village had a population of 23. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Jataha village has 11 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jataha has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Jataha is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jataha covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jataha falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jataha is Lodhma, about 7.2 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 Jataha.

Jataha is about 158 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jataha is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Lodhma is about 7.2 km away. Deori is about 9.1 km away. Ranchi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambatanr (under 2 km), Belatanr (under 2 km) and Bhandratanr (under 2 km).

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

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