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About Japud Village

Japud is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 164 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares.

Japud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Japud village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 164
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Japud compares

By the 2011 count Japud is the 80th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 171 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, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Japud

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

Japud lies about 11 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 12 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 Japud
Tehsil headquarters Erki 11 km
District headquarters Khunti 11 km
Nearest railway station Karra 12 km

Villages closest to Japud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Japud village had a population of 319. That makes it the 80th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Japud village has 164 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Japud has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Japud covers 171 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.

Japud falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Japud is Karra, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Japud.

Japud is about 11 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Japud is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Erki is about 11 km away. Khunti is about 11 km away. Karra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamharia (3.2 km), Kasmar (10 km) and Jorko (12 km).

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

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