Skip to main content

About Jari Village

Jari is a mid sized village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 323 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 190.45 hectares
Population 612
Male Population 323
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jari compares

By the 2011 count Jari is the 51st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 190.45 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 1023.

Getting to Jari

Jari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jari as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jari from other places

Jari lies about 20 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 6.6 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 Jari
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 9.6 km
District headquarters Khunti 20 km

Villages closest to Jari

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 Jari

As per the Census of India 2011, Jari village had a population of 612. That makes it the 51st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Jari village has 323 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jari has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

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

Jari covers 190.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jari falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jari is Govindpur Road, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jari.

Jari is about 20 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jari is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about 6.6 km away. Torpa is about 9.6 km away. Khunti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maladon (under 2 km), Raisimla (1.8 km) and Jagu (2.0 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.