About Jiyan Village

Jiyan is a mid sized village in Gurbandha tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 262 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares.

Jiyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiyan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Gurbandha
Area (hectares)	240 hectares
Population	560
Male Population	262
Female Population	298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,137
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiyan compares

By the 2011 count Jiyan is the 28th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 517 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Jiyan

Jiyan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jiyan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hariyan, Hatidahar, Hetyapata and Jambani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Jiyan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiyan village had a population of 560. That makes it the 28th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 517 residents.

Jiyan village has 262 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiyan has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Jiyan covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jiyan falls under Gurbandha tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jiyan notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Jiyan.

Jiyan is in Gurbandha tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.