About Jurni Village

Jurni is a small village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 125 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jurni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jurni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Tehsil	Peshrar
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	442 hectares
Population	260
Male Population	125
Female Population	135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,080
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jurni compares

By the 2011 count Jurni is the 42nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 442 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Jurni

Jurni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jurni as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jurni from other places

Jurni lies about 22 km from Lohardaga. 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 Jurni
District headquarters	Lohardaga	22 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Peshrar	24 km

Villages closest to Jurni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jurni village had a population of 260. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Jurni village has 125 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jurni has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

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

Jurni covers 442 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jurni falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jurni notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Jurni is about 22 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jurni is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Lohardaga is about 22 km away. Lohārdagā is about 22 km away. Peshrar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.