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About Jariya Village

Jariya is a small village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 173 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jariya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 161.37 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 173
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jariya compares

By the 2011 count Jariya is the 61st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 161.37 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Jariya

Jariya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jariya as Available within village. 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 Jariya from other places

Jariya lies about 42 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 5.7 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 Jariya
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 14 km
Nearest town Khunti 34 km
District headquarters Gumla 42 km

Villages closest to Jariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jariya village had a population of 316. That makes it the 61st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Jariya village has 173 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jariya has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Jariya is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jariya covers 161.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jariya falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jariya is Bakaspur, about 5.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jariya.

Jariya is about 42 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jariya is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Bakaspur is about 5.7 km away. Kamdara is about 14 km away. Khunti is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murumkela (3.8 km), Nawadih (4.8 km) and Narsinghpur (6.2 km).

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

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