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About Jihu Village

Jihu is a mid sized village in Padma tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,060, made up of 551 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 572.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jihu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jihu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Padma
Pincode 825411
Area (hectares) 572.24 hectares
Population 1,060
Male Population 551
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jihu compares

By the 2011 count Jihu is the 20th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 572.24 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Jihu

Jihu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jihu as Available within 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 Jihu from other places

Jihu lies about 19 km from Hazaribagh. 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 Jihu
Tehsil headquarters Padma 4.7 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 19 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 19 km

Villages closest to Jihu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jihu village had a population of 1,060. That makes it the 20th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Jihu village has 551 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jihu has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Jihu is 825411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jihu covers 572.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jihu falls under Padma tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jihu notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Jihu.

Jihu is about 19 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jihu is in Padma tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Padma is about 4.7 km away. Hazaribagh is about 19 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arar (under 2 km), Tilaidih (2.7 km) and Surajpura (2.7 km).

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

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