About Jarjata Village

Jarjata is a mid sized village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,848, made up of 910 males and 938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarjata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarjata village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Raidih
Pincode	835232
Area (hectares)	1134 hectares
Population	1,848
Male Population	910
Female Population	938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
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 Jarjata compares

By the 2011 count Jarjata is the 13th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 1134 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Jarjata

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

Jarjata lies about 20 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 53 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 Jarjata
Tehsil headquarters	Raidih	2.9 km
District headquarters	Gumla	20 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	20 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	53 km

Villages closest to Jarjata

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

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Common questions about Jarjata

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarjata village had a population of 1,848. That makes it the 13th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Jarjata village has 910 males and 938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarjata has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Jarjata is 835232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarjata covers 1134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jarjata falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jarjata is Kurkura, about 53 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 Jarjata.

Jarjata is about 20 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarjata is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 2.9 km away. Gumla is about 20 km away. Gumlā is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.