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About Jarga Village

Jarga is a mid sized village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,716, made up of 878 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 766 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835103
Area (hectares) 766 hectares
Population 1,716
Male Population 878
Female Population 838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jarga compares

By the 2011 count Jarga is the 24th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 766 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 986.

Getting to Jarga

Jarga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jarga 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jarga from other places

Jarga lies about 27 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jonha, about 5.5 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 Jarga
Nearest railway station Jonha 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Angara 11 km
Nearest town Būndu 18 km
District headquarters Ranchi 27 km

Villages closest to Jarga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarga village had a population of 1,716. That makes it the 24th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Jarga village has 878 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarga has about 954 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Jarga is 835103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarga covers 766 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarga falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jarga is Jonha, about 5.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jarga.

Jarga is about 27 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarga is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Jonha is about 5.5 km away. Angara is about 11 km away. Būndu is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paika (2.2 km), Merha (2.3 km) and Heslabera (2.6 km).

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

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