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About Jorar Village

Jorar is a small village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 177 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jorar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jorar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 835221
Area (hectares) 61.72 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 177
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jorar compares

By the 2011 count Jorar is the 78th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 61.72 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 1002.

Getting to Jorar

Jorar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jorar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jorar from other places

Jorar lies about 7.6 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Namkon, about under 2 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 Jorar
Nearest railway station Namkon under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 2.5 km
District headquarters Ranchi 7.6 km

Villages closest to Jorar

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 Jorar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jorar village had a population of 349. That makes it the 78th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Jorar village has 177 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jorar has about 972 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Jorar is 835221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jorar covers 61.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jorar falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jorar is Namkon, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jorar.

Jorar is about 7.6 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jorar is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Namkon is about under 2 km away. Namkum is about 2.5 km away. Ranchi is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ara (1.9 km), Baram (1.9 km) and Khijri (3.9 km).

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

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