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About Juruhar Village

Juruhar is a mid sized village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 917 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Juruhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Juruhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Barwadih
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 438 hectares
Population 1,774
Male Population 917
Female Population 857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Juruhar compares

By the 2011 count Juruhar is the 17th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 438 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Juruhar

Juruhar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Juruhar 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Juruhar from other places

Juruhar lies about 32 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chhipadohar, about 4.3 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 Juruhar
Nearest railway station Chhipadohar 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwadih 11 km
District headquarters Latehar 32 km
Nearest town Medininagar 32 km

Villages closest to Juruhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Juruhar village had a population of 1,774. That makes it the 17th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Juruhar village has 917 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Juruhar has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Juruhar is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Juruhar covers 438 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Juruhar falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Juruhar is Chhipadohar, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Juruhar.

Juruhar is about 32 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Juruhar is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Chhipadohar is about 4.3 km away. Barwadih is about 11 km away. Latehar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bari Chatan (3.8 km), Chhipadohar (4.3 km) and Baridohar (5.0 km).

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

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