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About Juri Village

Juri is a large village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,846, made up of 1,438 males and 1,408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Juri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Juri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832107
Area (hectares) 539.49 hectares
Population 2,846
Male Population 1,438
Female Population 1,408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Juri compares

By the 2011 count Juri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 539.49 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Juri

Juri 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 Juri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Juri from other places

Juri lies about 40 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 4.1 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 Juri
Nearest railway station Haludpukur 4.1 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 35 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 40 km

Villages closest to Juri

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 Juri

As per the Census of India 2011, Juri village had a population of 2,846. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Juri village has 1,438 males and 1,408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Juri has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Juri is 832107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Juri covers 539.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Juri is Haludpukur, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Juri.

Juri is about 40 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Juri is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Haludpukur is about 4.1 km away. Gobindpur is about 11 km away. Potka is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balijuri (under 2 km), Chemaijuri (under 2 km) and Domjuri (under 2 km).

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

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