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About Jojohatu Village

Jojohatu is a small village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 224 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jojohatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jojohatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 224
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Jojohatu compares

By the 2011 count Jojohatu is the 81st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Jojohatu

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

Jojohatu lies about 9.2 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 8.7 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 Jojohatu
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 6.9 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Chaibasa 8.7 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 9.2 km

Villages closest to Jojohatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jojohatu village had a population of 437. That makes it the 81st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Jojohatu village has 224 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jojohatu has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Jojohatu is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jojohatu covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jojohatu falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jojohatu is Chaibasa, about 8.7 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 Jojohatu.

Jojohatu is about 9.2 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jojohatu is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Khuntpani is about 6.9 km away. Chāībāsa is about 7.8 km away. Chaibasa is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karkata (under 2 km), Latarsika (1.8 km) and Barukuti Alias Chetan Sika (2.4 km).

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

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