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About Bara Jurni Village

Bara Jurni is a large village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,984, made up of 1,990 males and 1,994 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 809 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Jurni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Jurni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Ghatshila
Pincode 832303
Area (hectares) 809 hectares
Population 3,984
Male Population 1,990
Female Population 1,994
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bara Jurni compares

By the 2011 count Bara Jurni is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 809 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bara Jurni

Bara Jurni is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bara Jurni as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Jurni from other places

Bara Jurni lies about 12 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Ghatsila, about 5.4 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 Bara Jurni
Nearest railway station Ghatsila 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatshila 5.7 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 5.7 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 12 km

Villages closest to Bara Jurni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghatshila 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 Bara Jurni

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Jurni village had a population of 3,984. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Bara Jurni village has 1,990 males and 1,994 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Jurni has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bara Jurni is 832303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Jurni covers 809 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Jurni falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Jurni is Ghatsila, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara Jurni.

Bara Jurni is about 12 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Jurni is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Ghatsila is about 5.4 km away. Ghatshila is about 5.7 km away. Ghātsīla is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalchiti (2.3 km), Kharsati (2.6 km) and Chengjora (2.7 km).

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

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