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About Jojgutu Village

Jojgutu is a mid sized village in Manoharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 342 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 594.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jojgutu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jojgutu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Manoharpur
Pincode 833104
Area (hectares) 594.84 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 342
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jojgutu compares

By the 2011 count Jojgutu is the 42nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 594.84 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Jojgutu

Jojgutu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jojgutu 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jojgutu from other places

Jojgutu lies about 42 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Posoita, about 1.7 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 Jojgutu
Nearest railway station Posoita 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Manoharpur 11 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 41 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 42 km

Villages closest to Jojgutu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jojgutu village had a population of 719. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Jojgutu village has 342 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jojgutu has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Jojgutu is 833104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jojgutu covers 594.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jojgutu falls under Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jojgutu is Posoita, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jojgutu.

Jojgutu is about 42 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jojgutu is in Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Posoita is about 1.7 km away. Manoharpur is about 11 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jojogutu (under 2 km), Sonpokhri (2.2 km) and Ganmor (2.3 km).

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

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