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About Jhilrua Village

Jhilrua is a mid sized village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,533, made up of 765 males and 768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhilrua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhilrua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Goilkera
Pincode 833105
Area (hectares) 338.48 hectares
Population 1,533
Male Population 765
Female Population 768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
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 Jhilrua compares

By the 2011 count Jhilrua is the 9th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 338.48 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Jhilrua

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

Jhilrua lies about 20 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Tunia, about 5.1 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 Jhilrua
Nearest railway station Tunia 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Goilkera 8.4 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 20 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 25 km

Villages closest to Jhilrua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhilrua village had a population of 1,533. That makes it the 9th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Jhilrua village has 765 males and 768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhilrua has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Jhilrua is 833105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhilrua covers 338.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhilrua falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhilrua is Tunia, about 5.1 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 Jhilrua.

Jhilrua is about 20 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhilrua is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tunia is about 5.1 km away. Goilkera is about 8.4 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bila (1.8 km), Buruduya (2.5 km) and Pariyanandpur (2.7 km).

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

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