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About Joaribhanga Village

Joaribhanga is a small village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 199 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joaribhanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joaribhanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Majhgaon
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 225 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 199
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
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 Joaribhanga compares

By the 2011 count Joaribhanga is the 68th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Joaribhanga

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

Joaribhanga lies about 67 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 17 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 Joaribhanga
Tehsil headquarters Majhgaon 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Badampahar 17 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 32 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 67 km

Villages closest to Joaribhanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Joaribhanga village had a population of 373. That makes it the 68th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Joaribhanga village has 199 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joaribhanga has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Joaribhanga is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joaribhanga covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Joaribhanga falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Joaribhanga is Badampahar, about 17 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 Joaribhanga.

Joaribhanga is about 67 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joaribhanga is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 8.6 km away. Badampahar is about 17 km away. Karanjiā 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 Lowahatu (under 2 km), Lidiam (1.7 km) and Ichapi (1.8 km).

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

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