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About Janumpiri Village

Janumpiri is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 183 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares.

Janumpiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janumpiri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 183
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Janumpiri compares

By the 2011 count Janumpiri is the 95th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 231 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 996.

Getting to Janumpiri

Janumpiri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Janumpiri as Available within <5 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 Janumpiri from other places

Janumpiri lies about 21 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 34 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 Janumpiri
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 12 km
District headquarters Khunti 21 km
Nearest railway station Karra 34 km

Villages closest to Janumpiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janumpiri village had a population of 360. That makes it the 95th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Janumpiri village has 183 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janumpiri has about 967 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 996.

Janumpiri covers 231 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.

Janumpiri falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Janumpiri is Karra, about 34 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Janumpiri.

Janumpiri is about 21 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janumpiri is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 12 km away. Khunti is about 21 km away. Karra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karudi (under 2 km), Patradih (2.0 km) and Gaigai (2.4 km).

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

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