About Japut Village

Japut is a mid sized village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 275 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Japut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Japut village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Rania
Pincode	835227
Area (hectares)	337 hectares
Population	542
Male Population	275
Female Population	267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
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 Japut compares

By the 2011 count Japut is the 31st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1010.

Getting to Japut

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

Japut lies about 32 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 17 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 Japut
Tehsil headquarters	Rania	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Pakra	17 km
District headquarters	Khunti	32 km

Villages closest to Japut

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 Japut

As per the Census of India 2011, Japut village had a population of 542. That makes it the 31st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Japut village has 275 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Japut has about 971 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 1010.

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

Japut covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Japut falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Japut is Pakra, about 17 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 Japut.

Japut 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.

Japut is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Rania is about 6.2 km away. Pakra is about 17 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.