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About Jokiatila Village

Jokiatila is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 78 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 744 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jokiatila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jokiatila village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825312
Area (hectares) 23.07 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 78
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 744
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 Jokiatila compares

By the 2011 count Jokiatila is the 235th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 23.07 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 Jokiatila

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

Jokiatila lies about 52 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 5.7 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 Jokiatila
Nearest railway station Nawadih 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 12 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 28 km
District headquarters Giridih 52 km

Villages closest to Jokiatila

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 Jokiatila

As per the Census of India 2011, Jokiatila village had a population of 136. That makes it the 235th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Jokiatila village has 78 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jokiatila has about 744 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 Jokiatila is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jokiatila covers 23.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jokiatila falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jokiatila is Nawadih, about 5.7 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 Jokiatila.

Jokiatila is about 52 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jokiatila is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 5.7 km away. Dhanwar is about 12 km away. Barki Saria is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deyalpur (under 2 km), Dhakosaran (under 2 km) and Lodhipur (under 2 km).

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

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