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About Jaru Village

Jaru is a small village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 177 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaru village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Silli
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 177
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jaru compares

By the 2011 count Jaru is the 73rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Jaru

Jaru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jaru as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Ichag, Itihasa, Jabla and Jaluhutang. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jaru

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaru village had a population of 342. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Jaru village has 177 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaru has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Jaru is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaru covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaru falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jaru notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Jaru is in Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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