About Jaranga Village

Jaranga is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,470, made up of 743 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 771.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaranga village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Erki
Pincode	835225
Area (hectares)	771.13 hectares
Population	1,470
Male Population	743
Female Population	727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaranga compares

By the 2011 count Jaranga is the 9th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 771.13 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Jaranga

Jaranga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jaranga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jaranga from other places

Jaranga lies about 30 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 37 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 Jaranga
Nearest town	Būndu	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Erki	30 km
District headquarters	Khunti	30 km
Nearest railway station	Gautamdhara	37 km

Villages closest to Jaranga

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.

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Common questions about Jaranga

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaranga village had a population of 1,470. That makes it the 9th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Jaranga village has 743 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaranga has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Jaranga is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaranga covers 771.13 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.

Jaranga falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaranga is Gautamdhara, about 37 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 - 10 km distance for Jaranga.

Jaranga is about 30 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaranga is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 16 km away. Erki is about 30 km away. Khunti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.