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About Jojodih Village

Jojodih is a small village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 190 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jojodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jojodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 177.35 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 190
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jojodih compares

By the 2011 count Jojodih is the 159th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 177.35 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Jojodih

Jojodih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jojodih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jojodih from other places

Jojodih lies about 84 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 5.9 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 Jojodih
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 10 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 19 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 84 km

Villages closest to Jojodih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jojodih village had a population of 398. That makes it the 159th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Jojodih village has 190 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jojodih has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Jojodih is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jojodih covers 177.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jojodih falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jojodih is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance for Jojodih.

Jojodih is about 84 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jojodih is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 5.9 km away. Potka is about 10 km away. Chakradharpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nuagaon (1.7 km), Turi (1.7 km) and Barasai Alias Rangamatiya (3.1 km).

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

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