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About Jorasemal Village

Jorasemal is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 3 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 678 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jorasemal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jorasemal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 678 hectares
Population 6
Male Population 3
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Jorasemal compares

By the 2011 count Jorasemal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 678 hectares work out to about 0.0 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 933.

Getting to Jorasemal

Jorasemal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jorasemal 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 Jorasemal from other places

Jorasemal lies about 74 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 12 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 Jorasemal
Nearest railway station Maheshpur 12 km
Nearest town Kodarma 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 32 km
District headquarters Giridih 74 km

Villages closest to Jorasemal

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 Jorasemal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jorasemal village had a population of 6. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Jorasemal village has 3 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jorasemal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Jorasemal is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jorasemal covers 678 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jorasemal falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jorasemal is Maheshpur, about 12 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 Jorasemal.

Jorasemal is about 74 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jorasemal is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshpur is about 12 km away. Kodarma is about 16 km away. Dhanwar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masnodih (8.4 km), Paharpur (14 km) and Parsan (17 km).

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

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