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About Jolo Village

Jolo is a small village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 130 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.93 hectares hectares.

Jolo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jolo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Area (hectares) 572.93 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 130
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jolo compares

By the 2011 count Jolo is the 62nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 572.93 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1023.

Getting to Jolo

Jolo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jolo 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jolo from other places

Jolo lies about 25 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Behrajor, about 24 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 Jolo
Tehsil headquarters Sundarpahari 23 km
Nearest railway station Behrajor 24 km
District headquarters Godda 25 km

Villages closest to Jolo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jolo village had a population of 270. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Jolo village has 130 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jolo has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Jolo covers 572.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jolo falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jolo is Behrajor, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jolo.

Jolo is about 25 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jolo is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Sundarpahari is about 23 km away. Behrajor is about 24 km away. Godda is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilaipara (under 2 km), Madni (1.7 km) and Bara Sinddri (3.1 km).

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

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