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About Jokat Village

Jokat is a mid sized village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,362, made up of 715 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jokat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jokat village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825606
Area (hectares) 119.28 hectares
Population 1,362
Male Population 715
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jokat compares

By the 2011 count Jokat is the 29th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 119.28 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Jokat

Jokat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jokat as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jokat from other places

Jokat lies about 43 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 15 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 Jokat
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Barhi 15 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 26 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 43 km

Villages closest to Jokat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jokat village had a population of 1,362. That makes it the 29th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Jokat village has 715 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jokat has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Jokat is 825606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jokat covers 119.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jokat falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jokat is Barhi, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jokat.

Jokat is about 43 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jokat is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 3.5 km away. Barhi is about 15 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohudi (under 2 km), Tilaia (under 2 km) and Bara (under 2 km).

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

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