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About Jarga Village

Jarga is a mid sized village in Daru tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 661 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Daru
Pincode 825327
Area (hectares) 350 hectares
Population 1,280
Male Population 661
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarga compares

By the 2011 count Jarga is the 12th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 350 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jarga

Jarga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jarga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jarga from other places

Jarga lies about 24 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 27 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 Jarga
Tehsil headquarters Daru 7.2 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 24 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 24 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 27 km

Villages closest to Jarga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarga village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 12th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Jarga village has 661 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarga has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jarga is 825327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarga covers 350 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarga falls under Daru tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jarga is Hazaribag Town, about 27 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jarga.

Jarga is about 24 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarga is in Daru tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Daru is about 7.2 km away. Hazaribagh is about 24 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tatgawan (1.8 km), Balia (4.3 km) and Basaria (4.7 km).

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

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