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About Jorapokhar Village

Jorapokhar is a small village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 248 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jorapokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jorapokhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 29.08 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 248
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jorapokhar compares

By the 2011 count Jorapokhar is the 58th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 29.08 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Jorapokhar

The census records public bus service for Jorapokhar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jorapokhar from other places

Jorapokhar lies about 19 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum. 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 Jorapokhar
Tehsil headquarters Sonua under 2 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 19 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 20 km

Villages closest to Jorapokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jorapokhar village had a population of 481. That makes it the 58th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Jorapokhar village has 248 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jorapokhar has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Jorapokhar is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jorapokhar covers 29.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jorapokhar falls under Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jorapokhar notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Jorapokhar.

Jorapokhar is about 19 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jorapokhar is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Sonua is about under 2 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 19 km away. Chakradharpur 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 Sonapos (under 2 km), Dhalapani (under 2 km) and Masurikudar (under 2 km).

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

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