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About Jajgunda Village

Jajgunda is a small village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 147 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jajgunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jajgunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kuru
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 147
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
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 Jajgunda compares

By the 2011 count Jajgunda is the 57th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Jajgunda

Jajgunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jajgunda 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 Jajgunda from other places

Jajgunda lies about 24 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Akashi, about 14 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 Jajgunda
Tehsil headquarters Kuru 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Akashi 14 km
Nearest town Khalāri 19 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 24 km

Villages closest to Jajgunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jajgunda village had a population of 302. That makes it the 57th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Jajgunda village has 147 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jajgunda has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Jajgunda is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jajgunda covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jajgunda falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jajgunda is Akashi, about 14 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 Jajgunda.

Jajgunda is about 24 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jajgunda is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Kuru is about 9.3 km away. Akashi is about 14 km away. Khalāri is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakargarh (under 2 km), Phulsari (under 2 km) and Mahugaon (2.0 km).

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

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