About Jurdag Village

Jurdag is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,751, made up of 870 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 830234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jurdag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jurdag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Karra
Pincode	830234
Area (hectares)	1208 hectares
Population	1,751
Male Population	870
Female Population	881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jurdag compares

By the 2011 count Jurdag is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 1208 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Jurdag

Jurdag is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jurdag as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jurdag from other places

Jurdag lies about 9.4 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 7.3 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 Jurdag
Nearest railway station	Karra	7.3 km
District headquarters	Khunti	9.4 km

Villages closest to Jurdag

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.

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Common questions about Jurdag

As per the Census of India 2011, Jurdag village had a population of 1,751. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Jurdag village has 870 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jurdag has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Jurdag is 830234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jurdag covers 1208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jurdag falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jurdag is Karra, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jurdag.

Jurdag is about 9.4 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jurdag is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 7.3 km away. Khunti is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.