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About Jonia Village

Jonia is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 23 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.28 hectares hectares.

Jonia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jonia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Area (hectares) 249.28 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 23
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
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 Jonia compares

By the 2011 count Jonia is the 253rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 249.28 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1013.

Getting to Jonia

Jonia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jonia 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 Jonia from other places

Jonia lies about 56 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Jonia
Nearest railway station Taljhari 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 21 km
District headquarters Godda 56 km

Villages closest to Jonia

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 Jonia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jonia village had a population of 49. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Jonia village has 23 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jonia has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Jonia covers 249.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jonia falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jonia is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Jonia.

Jonia is about 56 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jonia is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Boarijor is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balkani (under 2 km), Bargi (under 2 km) and Bartali (under 2 km).

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

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