About Jarakel Village

Jarakel is a small village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 102 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarakel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarakel village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Rania
Pincode	835227
Area (hectares)	241 hectares
Population	217
Male Population	102
Female Population	115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,127
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarakel compares

By the 2011 count Jarakel is the 57th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1010.

Getting to Jarakel

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

How far is Jarakel from other places

Jarakel lies about 32 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 12 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 Jarakel
Tehsil headquarters	Rania	10 km
Nearest railway station	Pakra	12 km
District headquarters	Khunti	32 km

Villages closest to Jarakel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarakel village had a population of 217. That makes it the 57th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Jarakel village has 102 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarakel has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Jarakel is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarakel covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jarakel falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jarakel is Pakra, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jarakel.

Jarakel is about 32 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarakel is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Rania is about 10 km away. Pakra is about 12 km away. Khunti is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.