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About Jiuri Village

Jiuri is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 929, made up of 497 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiuri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835210
Area (hectares) 407 hectares
Population 929
Male Population 497
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Jiuri compares

By the 2011 count Jiuri is the 23rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 407 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Jiuri

Jiuri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jiuri 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 Jiuri from other places

Jiuri lies about 13 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 29 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 Jiuri
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 11 km
District headquarters Khunti 13 km
Nearest railway station Bingaon 29 km

Villages closest to Jiuri

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 Jiuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiuri village had a population of 929. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Jiuri village has 497 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiuri has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Jiuri is 835210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiuri covers 407 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jiuri falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jiuri is Bingaon, about 29 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 Jiuri.

Jiuri 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.

Jiuri is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 11 km away. Khunti is about 13 km away. Bingaon is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bari (under 2 km), Kudda (1.6 km) and Balanga (2.3 km).

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

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