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About Jegodakai Village

Jegodakai is a mid sized village in Tamar I tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 348 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jegodakai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jegodakai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Tamar I
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 314 hectares
Population 677
Male Population 348
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jegodakai compares

By the 2011 count Jegodakai is the 69th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Jegodakai

Jegodakai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jegodakai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jegodakai from other places

Jegodakai lies about 51 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 22 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 Jegodakai
Nearest town Būndu 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamar I 21 km
Nearest railway station Tiraldih 22 km
District headquarters Ranchi 51 km

Villages closest to Jegodakai

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.

Common questions about Jegodakai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jegodakai village had a population of 677. That makes it the 69th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Jegodakai village has 348 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jegodakai has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

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

Jegodakai covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jegodakai is Tiraldih, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jegodakai.

Jegodakai is about 51 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jegodakai is in Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district. Būndu is about 16 km away. Tamar I is about 21 km away. Tiraldih is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ragrabaranga (under 2 km), Sarjamdih (1.8 km) and Dero (2.1 km).

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

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