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About Jainagar Village

Jainagar is one of the larger villages in Jainagar tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,389, made up of 4,359 males and 4,030 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jainagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jainagar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Jainagar
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 368 hectares
Population 8,389
Male Population 4,359
Female Population 4,030
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jainagar compares

By the 2011 count Jainagar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Jainagar

Jainagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jainagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jainagar from other places

Jainagar lies about 89 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Patratu, about 1.8 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 Jainagar
Nearest town Saunda under 2 km
Nearest railway station Patratu 1.8 km
District headquarters Kodarma 89 km

Villages closest to Jainagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jainagar village had a population of 8,389. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Jainagar village has 4,359 males and 4,030 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jainagar has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Jainagar is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jainagar covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jainagar falls under Jainagar tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jainagar is Patratu, about 1.8 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 village for Jainagar.

Jainagar is about 89 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jainagar is in Jainagar tehsil of Kodarma district. Saunda is about under 2 km away. Patratu is about 1.8 km away. Kodarma is about 89 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katia (5.9 km), Arwatanr (6.5 km) and Dandadih (9.7 km).

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

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