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About Jipua Village

Jipua is a mid sized village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,565, made up of 823 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jipua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jipua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Balumath
Pincode 822107
Area (hectares) 211 hectares
Population 1,565
Male Population 823
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jipua compares

By the 2011 count Jipua is the 19th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Jipua

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

How far is Jipua from other places

Jipua lies about 39 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about 9.6 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 Jipua
Nearest railway station Bukru 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Balumath 12 km
Nearest town Khalāri 18 km
District headquarters Latehar 39 km

Villages closest to Jipua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jipua village had a population of 1,565. That makes it the 19th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Jipua village has 823 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jipua has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Jipua is 822107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jipua covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jipua falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jipua is Bukru, about 9.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jipua.

Jipua is about 39 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jipua is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Bukru is about 9.6 km away. Balumath is about 12 km away. Khalāri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murpa (under 2 km), Mausingha (under 2 km) and Kolpatia (under 2 km).

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

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