About Jobe Village

Jobe is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 128 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jobe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jobe village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	80 hectares
Population	264
Male Population	128
Female Population	136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jobe compares

By the 2011 count Jobe is the 113th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Jobe

Jobe is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jobe as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jobe from other places

Jobe lies about 6.7 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 16 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 Jobe
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	6.4 km
District headquarters	Khunti	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	16 km

Villages closest to Jobe

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.

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Common questions about Jobe

As per the Census of India 2011, Jobe village had a population of 264. That makes it the 113th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Jobe village has 128 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jobe has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Jobe is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jobe covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jobe falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jobe is Karra, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jobe.

Jobe is about 6.7 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jobe is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 6.4 km away. Khunti is about 6.7 km away. Karra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.