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About Jojohatu Village

Jojohatu is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 344 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jojohatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jojohatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 253 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 344
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
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 Jojohatu compares

By the 2011 count Jojohatu is the 44th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Jojohatu

Jojohatu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jojohatu 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 Jojohatu from other places

Jojohatu lies about 15 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 28 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 Jojohatu
Tehsil headquarters Erki 15 km
District headquarters Khunti 15 km
Nearest railway station Balasiring 28 km

Villages closest to Jojohatu

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 Jojohatu

As per the Census of India 2011, Jojohatu village had a population of 693. That makes it the 44th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Jojohatu village has 344 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jojohatu has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

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

Jojohatu covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jojohatu falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jojohatu is Balasiring, about 28 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 Jojohatu.

Jojohatu is about 15 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jojohatu is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Erki is about 15 km away. Khunti is about 15 km away. Balasiring is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Serenghatu (2.6 km), Hunt (6.8 km) and Totkorakudada (7.1 km).

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

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