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About Jatra Village

Jatra is a small village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 23 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Silli
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 23
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jatra compares

By the 2011 count Jatra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 963.

Getting to Jatra

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

How far is Jatra from other places

Jatra lies about 31 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 10 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 Jatra
Nearest railway station Karra 10 km
Nearest town Khunti 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Silli 31 km
District headquarters Ranchi 31 km

Villages closest to Jatra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatra village had a population of 49. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Jatra village has 23 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatra has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

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

Jatra covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jatra falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jatra is Karra, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jatra.

Jatra is about 31 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatra is in Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. Karra is about 10 km away. Khunti is about 25 km away. Silli is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lota (5.5 km), Barnatanr (11 km) and Chatambari (11 km).

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

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