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About Jojodih Village

Jojodih is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 134 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,209 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jojodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jojodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 390 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 134
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,209
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jojodih compares

By the 2011 count Jojodih is the 81st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 390 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Jojodih

Jojodih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jojodih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jojodih from other places

Jojodih lies about 31 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 33 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 Jojodih
Nearest town Būndu 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 31 km
District headquarters Khunti 31 km
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 33 km

Villages closest to Jojodih

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 Jojodih

As per the Census of India 2011, Jojodih village had a population of 296. That makes it the 81st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Jojodih village has 134 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jojodih has about 1209 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

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

Jojodih covers 390 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jojodih falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jojodih is Chakradharpur, about 33 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 10+ km distance for Jojodih.

Jojodih is about 31 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jojodih is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 21 km away. Erki is about 31 km away. Khunti is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barubera (under 2 km), Sonpur (1.7 km) and Dhoba (2.0 km).

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

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