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About Joro Village

Joro is a mid sized village in Gudri tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 818, made up of 434 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Gudri
Pincode 833105
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 818
Male Population 434
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Joro compares

By the 2011 count Joro is the 10th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 429 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Joro

Joro is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Joro as Available within 10+ 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 Joro from other places

Joro lies about 31 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 11 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 Joro
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 11 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Gudri 25 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 31 km

Villages closest to Joro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Joro village had a population of 818. That makes it the 10th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 429 residents.

Joro village has 434 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joro has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

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

Joro covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Joro falls under Gudri tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Joro is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Joro.

Joro is about 31 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joro is in Gudri tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 11 km away. Chakradharpur is about 23 km away. Gudri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piring (5.0 km), Lamdar (11 km) and Tirkira (12 km).

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

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