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About Jataloya Village

Jataloya is a mid sized village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 463 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jataloya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jataloya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Lapung
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 351.51 hectares
Population 958
Male Population 463
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jataloya compares

By the 2011 count Jataloya is the 26th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 351.51 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Jataloya

Jataloya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jataloya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jataloya from other places

Jataloya lies about 45 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 11 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 Jataloya
Tehsil headquarters Lapung under 2 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 11 km
Nearest town Khunti 34 km
District headquarters Ranchi 45 km

Villages closest to Jataloya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jataloya village had a population of 958. That makes it the 26th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Jataloya village has 463 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jataloya has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Jataloya is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jataloya covers 351.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jataloya falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jataloya is Govindpur Road, about 11 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 village for Jataloya.

Jataloya is about 45 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jataloya is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about under 2 km away. Govindpur Road is about 11 km away. Khunti is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raitoli (under 2 km), Lapung (under 2 km) and Sapukera (under 2 km).

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

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