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About Jima Village

Jima is a large village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,310, made up of 2,219 males and 2,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 764 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jima village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kuru
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 764 hectares
Population 4,310
Male Population 2,219
Female Population 2,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jima compares

By the 2011 count Jima is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 764 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Jima

Jima is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jima as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jima from other places

Jima lies about 15 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, 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 Jima
Nearest railway station Barkichampi 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuru 4.7 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 15 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 15 km

Villages closest to Jima

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 Jima

As per the Census of India 2011, Jima village had a population of 4,310. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Jima village has 2,219 males and 2,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jima has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Jima covers 764 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jima falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jima is Barkichampi, about 4.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jima.

Jima is about 15 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jima is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Barkichampi is about 4.3 km away. Kuru is about 4.7 km away. Lohardaga is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandu (under 2 km), Sukumar (2.0 km) and Bisramgarh (2.1 km).

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

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