About Jaher Village

Jaher is a mid sized village in Mandar tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,935, made up of 1,001 males and 934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 478 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaher village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Mandar
Pincode	835214
Area (hectares)	478 hectares
Population	1,935
Male Population	1,001
Female Population	934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
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 Jaher compares

By the 2011 count Jaher is the 29th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 478 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Jaher

Jaher is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jaher 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 Jaher from other places

Jaher lies about 21 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 12 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 Jaher
Tehsil headquarters	Mandar	5.7 km
Nearest town	Rātu	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Itki	12 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	21 km

Villages closest to Jaher

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

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Common questions about Jaher

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaher village had a population of 1,935. That makes it the 29th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Jaher village has 1,001 males and 934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaher has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Jaher is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaher covers 478 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaher falls under Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaher is Itki, about 12 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 Jaher.

Jaher is about 21 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaher is in Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district. Mandar is about 5.7 km away. Rātu is about 8.5 km away. Itki is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.