About Jura Village

Jura is a mid sized village in Verno tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,553, made up of 727 males and 826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Verno
Pincode	835203
Area (hectares)	414 hectares
Population	1,553
Male Population	727
Female Population	826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,136
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jura compares

By the 2011 count Jura is the 14th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 414 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Jura

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

Jura lies about 33 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Nagjua, about 23 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 Jura
Nearest railway station	Nagjua	23 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	32 km
Tehsil headquarters	Verno	33 km
District headquarters	Gumla	33 km

Villages closest to Jura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jura village had a population of 1,553. That makes it the 14th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Jura village has 727 males and 826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jura has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Jura is 835203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jura covers 414 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jura falls under Verno tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jura is Nagjua, about 23 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 village for Jura.

Jura is about 33 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jura is in Verno tehsil of Gumla district. Nagjua is about 23 km away. Lohārdagā is about 32 km away. Verno is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.