About Jargo Village

Jargo is a mid sized village in Tamar I tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,693, made up of 859 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1636.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jargo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jargo village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Tamar I
Pincode	835225
Area (hectares)	1636.18 hectares
Population	1,693
Male Population	859
Female Population	834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
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 Jargo compares

By the 2011 count Jargo is the 15th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 1636.18 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Jargo

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

Jargo lies about 64 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 24 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 Jargo
Tehsil headquarters	Tamar I	18 km
Nearest railway station	Bakarkudi	24 km
Nearest town	Būndu	30 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	64 km

Villages closest to Jargo

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamar I 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.

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Common questions about Jargo

As per the Census of India 2011, Jargo village had a population of 1,693. That makes it the 15th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Jargo village has 859 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jargo has about 971 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Jargo is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jargo covers 1636.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jargo falls under Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jargo is Bakarkudi, about 24 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 Jargo.

Jargo is about 64 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jargo is in Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district. Tamar I is about 18 km away. Bakarkudi is about 24 km away. Būndu is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.