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About Jerga Village

Jerga is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 31 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jerga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jerga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 31
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Jerga compares

By the 2011 count Jerga is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Jerga

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

Jerga lies about 23 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 8.2 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 Jerga
Tehsil headquarters Karra 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Bingaon 8.2 km
District headquarters Khunti 23 km

Villages closest to Jerga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jerga village had a population of 58. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Jerga village has 31 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jerga has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Jerga is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jerga covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jerga falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jerga is Bingaon, about 8.2 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 Jerga.

Jerga is about 23 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jerga is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 7.0 km away. Bingaon is about 8.2 km away. Khunti is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahilong (under 2 km), Duphu (1.6 km) and Setahuru (2.0 km).

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

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