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About Jarda Village

Jarda is a mid sized village in Albert Ekka tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,075, made up of 532 males and 543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 797 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Albert Ekka
Pincode 835230
Area (hectares) 797 hectares
Population 1,075
Male Population 532
Female Population 543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
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 Jarda compares

By the 2011 count Jarda is the 5th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 797 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 966.

Getting to Jarda

Jarda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jarda 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. The nearest villages by name are Gobindpur, Hariharpur, Harratoli and Hutar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jarda

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarda village had a population of 1,075. That makes it the 5th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Jarda village has 532 males and 543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarda has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Jarda is 835230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarda covers 797 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jarda falls under Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jarda notes the nearest railway station 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 Jarda.

Jarda is in Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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