About Jariya Village

Jariya is a large village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,076, made up of 1,039 males and 1,037 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1554 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jariya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Torpa
Pincode	835227
Area (hectares)	1554 hectares
Population	2,076
Male Population	1,039
Female Population	1,037
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jariya compares

By the 2011 count Jariya is the 7th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 1554 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1023.

Getting to Jariya

Jariya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jariya as Available within 5 - 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 Jariya from other places

Jariya lies about 34 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 5.7 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 Jariya
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Torpa	18 km
District headquarters	Khunti	34 km

Villages closest to Jariya

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.

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Common questions about Jariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Jariya village had a population of 2,076. That makes it the 7th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Jariya village has 1,039 males and 1,037 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jariya has about 998 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 1023.

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

Jariya covers 1554 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jariya falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jariya is Bakaspur, about 5.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jariya.

Jariya is about 34 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jariya is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Bakaspur is about 5.7 km away. Torpa is about 18 km away. Khunti is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.