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About Jobhi Village

Jobhi is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 366 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jobhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jobhi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 366
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jobhi compares

By the 2011 count Jobhi is the 87th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Jobhi

Jobhi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jobhi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jobhi from other places

Jobhi lies about 28 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Parasnath, about 9.1 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 Jobhi
Nearest railway station Parasnath 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 12 km
Nearest town Gomoh 15 km
District headquarters Giridih 28 km

Villages closest to Jobhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jobhi village had a population of 737. That makes it the 87th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Jobhi village has 366 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jobhi has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Jobhi is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jobhi covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jobhi falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jobhi is Parasnath, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jobhi.

Jobhi is about 28 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jobhi is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Parasnath is about 9.1 km away. Dumri is about 12 km away. Gomoh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalang Chalkari (1.8 km), Bhagabandh (2.6 km) and Chhachhando (3.9 km).

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

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