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About Jirabar Village

Jirabar is a mid sized village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 346 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jirabar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirabar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 346
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
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 Jirabar compares

By the 2011 count Jirabar is the 48th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Jirabar

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

Jirabar lies about 19 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 1.9 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 Jirabar
Nearest railway station Hundur Halt 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 8.8 km
District headquarters Ranchi 19 km

Villages closest to Jirabar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirabar village had a population of 706. That makes it the 48th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Jirabar village has 346 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirabar has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Jirabar is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jirabar covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jirabar falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jirabar is Hundur Halt, about 1.9 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 Jirabar.

Jirabar is about 19 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirabar is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Hundur Halt is about 1.9 km away. Ormanjhi is about 8.8 km away. Ranchi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hochai (under 2 km), Santi (under 2 km) and Ulatu (2.0 km).

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

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