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About Jhumri Village

Jhumri is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 146 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhumri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 59.86 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 146
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhumri compares

By the 2011 count Jhumri is the 214th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 59.86 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jhumri

Jhumri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhumri as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jhumri from other places

Jhumri lies about 48 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 9.3 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 Nawadih 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 14 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 19 km
District headquarters Giridih 48 km

Villages closest to Jhumri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanwar 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 266. That makes it the 214th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Jhumri village has 146 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhumri has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Jhumri is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhumri covers 59.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhumri falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhumri is Nawadih, about 9.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhumri.

Jhumri is about 48 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhumri is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 9.3 km away. Dhanwar is about 14 km away. Barki Saria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marudih (under 2 km), Pipradih (under 2 km) and Majhladih (under 2 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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