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About Japhri Village

Japhri is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 98 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Japhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Japhri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 49.12 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 98
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
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 Japhri compares

By the 2011 count Japhri is the 130th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 49.12 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Japhri

Japhri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Japhri 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 Japhri from other places

Japhri lies about 26 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 23 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 Japhri
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 23 km
District headquarters Pakur 26 km

Villages closest to Japhri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Japhri village had a population of 199. That makes it the 130th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Japhri village has 98 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Japhri has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Japhri is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Japhri covers 49.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Japhri falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Japhri is Kotalpukur, about 23 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 Japhri.

Japhri is about 26 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Japhri is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 2.6 km away. Kotalpukur is about 23 km away. Pakur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurodali (under 2 km), Saolapur (under 2 km) and Kotalpara (under 2 km).

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

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