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About Jirli Village

Jirli is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,952, made up of 980 males and 972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jirli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirli village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814165
Area (hectares) 342 hectares
Population 1,952
Male Population 980
Female Population 972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jirli compares

By the 2011 count Jirli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 342 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Jirli

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

Jirli lies about 36 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 20 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 Jirli
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Ammapali 20 km
Nearest town Colgong 26 km
District headquarters Godda 36 km

Villages closest to Jirli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirli village had a population of 1,952. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Jirli village has 980 males and 972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirli has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Jirli is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jirli covers 342 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jirli falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jirli is Ammapali, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jirli.

Jirli is about 36 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirli is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 7.8 km away. Ammapali is about 20 km away. Colgong is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamaldori (under 2 km), Goradih (under 2 km) and Ramkol (1.7 km).

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

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