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About Jari Village

Jari is a small village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 99 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Poreyahat
Pincode 814153
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 99
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
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 Jari compares

By the 2011 count Jari is the 166th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jari

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

Jari lies about 22 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 1.6 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 Jari
Nearest railway station Barahat Junction 1.6 km
Nearest town Bānka 11 km
District headquarters Godda 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Poreyahat 32 km

Villages closest to Jari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jari village had a population of 203. That makes it the 166th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Jari village has 99 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jari has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Jari is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jari covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jari falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jari is Barahat Junction, about 1.6 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 Jari.

Jari is about 22 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jari is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Barahat Junction is about 1.6 km away. Bānka is about 11 km away. Godda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauripur (1.7 km), Khardaha (2.8 km) and Sasankita (3.3 km).

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

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