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About Jhumri Village

Jhumri is a small village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 188 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhumri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhumri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Tarhasi
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 149.82 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 188
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Jhumri compares

By the 2011 count Jhumri is the 63rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 149.82 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Jhumri

Jhumri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhumri 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 Jhumri from other places

Jhumri lies about 123 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Irgaon, about 7.8 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 Jhumri
Nearest railway station Irgaon 7.8 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarhasi 32 km
District headquarters Palamu 123 km

Villages closest to Jhumri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhumri village had a population of 364. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Jhumri village has 188 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhumri has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Jhumri is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhumri covers 149.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhumri falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhumri is Irgaon, about 7.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhumri.

Jhumri is about 123 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhumri is in Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Irgaon is about 7.8 km away. Lohārdagā is about 15 km away. Tarhasi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharathpur (15 km), Kosiara (15 km) and Lalgara (15 km).

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

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