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About Jareya Village

Jareya is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 539 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1015.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jareya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jareya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 834010
Area (hectares) 1015.2 hectares
Population 1,125
Male Population 539
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jareya compares

By the 2011 count Jareya is the 35th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 1015.2 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Jareya

Jareya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jareya as Available within 5 - 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jareya from other places

Jareya lies about 20 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gangaghat, about 14 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 Jareya
Nearest railway station Gangaghat 14 km
Nearest town Būndu 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 16 km
District headquarters Ranchi 20 km

Villages closest to Jareya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jareya village had a population of 1,125. That makes it the 35th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Jareya village has 539 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jareya has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Jareya is 834010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jareya covers 1015.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jareya falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jareya is Gangaghat, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jareya.

Jareya is about 20 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jareya is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Gangaghat is about 14 km away. Būndu is about 15 km away. Namkum is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamchuan (2.4 km), Harbul (2.8 km) and Ulidih (3.4 km).

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

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