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About Jarakel Village

Jarakel is a mid sized village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 319 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarakel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarakel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833105
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 319
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
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 Jarakel compares

By the 2011 count Jarakel is the 46th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Jarakel

Jarakel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jarakel 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 Jarakel from other places

Jarakel lies about 25 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Tunia, about 7.7 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 Jarakel
Tehsil headquarters Sonua 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Tunia 7.7 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 25 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 25 km

Villages closest to Jarakel

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 Jarakel

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarakel village had a population of 651. That makes it the 46th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Jarakel village has 319 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarakel has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Jarakel covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jarakel is Tunia, about 7.7 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 <5 km distance for Jarakel.

Jarakel is about 25 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarakel is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Sonua is about 7.6 km away. Tunia is about 7.7 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum 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 Jhumpura (under 2 km), Pansua (under 2 km) and Baikera (1.6 km).

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

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