About Jerua Village

Jerua is a mid sized village in Manika tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 997, made up of 507 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 777 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jerua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jerua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Manika
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	777 hectares
Population	997
Male Population	507
Female Population	490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jerua compares

By the 2011 count Jerua is the 29th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents. Its 777 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Jerua

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

How far is Jerua from other places

Jerua lies about 32 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kechki, about 18 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 Jerua
Nearest railway station	Kechki	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manika	21 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	27 km
District headquarters	Latehar	32 km

Villages closest to Jerua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jerua village had a population of 997. That makes it the 29th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents.

Jerua village has 507 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jerua has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

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

Jerua covers 777 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.

Jerua falls under Manika tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jerua is Kechki, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jerua.

Jerua 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.

Jerua is in Manika tehsil of Latehar district. Kechki is about 18 km away. Manika is about 21 km away. Medininagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.