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About Ermere Village

Ermere is a small village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 229 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ermere Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ermere village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 368 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 229
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ermere compares

By the 2011 count Ermere is the 59th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Ermere

Ermere is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ermere as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ermere from other places

Ermere lies about 26 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, 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 Ermere
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 12 km
District headquarters Khunti 26 km

Villages closest to Ermere

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ermere village had a population of 459. That makes it the 59th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Ermere village has 229 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ermere has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

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

Ermere covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ermere falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ermere is Bakaspur, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ermere.

Ermere is about 26 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ermere is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Torpa is about 3.3 km away. Bakaspur is about 12 km away. Khunti is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tati (under 2 km), Jhatnitola (2.9 km) and Torpa (3.3 km).

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

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