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About Jatha Village

Jatha is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,243, made up of 629 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 257.42 hectares
Population 1,243
Male Population 629
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jatha compares

By the 2011 count Jatha is the 52nd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 257.42 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jatha

Jatha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jatha as Available within 5 - 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 Jatha from other places

Jatha lies about 49 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 6.5 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 Jatha
Nearest railway station Nawadih 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 12 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 22 km
District headquarters Giridih 49 km

Villages closest to Jatha

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 Jatha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatha village had a population of 1,243. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Jatha village has 629 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatha has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Jatha is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jatha covers 257.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jatha falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jatha is Nawadih, about 6.5 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 - 10 km distance for Jatha.

Jatha is about 49 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatha is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 6.5 km away. Dhanwar is about 12 km away. Barki Saria is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kargalikhurd (under 2 km), Baijudih (under 2 km) and Chinikiro (under 2 km).

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

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