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About Jabra Village

Jabra is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 307 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jabra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jabra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 471.31 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 307
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
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 Jabra compares

By the 2011 count Jabra is the 62nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 471.31 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1001.

Getting to Jabra

Jabra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jabra 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 Jabra from other places

Jabra lies about 13 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 4.9 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 Jabra
Nearest railway station Karra 4.9 km
District headquarters Khunti 13 km

Villages closest to Jabra

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 Jabra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jabra village had a population of 609. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Jabra village has 307 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jabra has about 984 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 1001.

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

Jabra covers 471.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jabra falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jabra is Karra, about 4.9 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 Jabra.

Jabra is about 13 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jabra is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 4.9 km away. Khunti is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chorpinda (2.0 km), Tikki (2.1 km) and Jone (2.4 km).

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

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