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About Jokajari Village

Jokajari is a small village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 29 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,241 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.54 hectares hectares.

Jokajari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jokajari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Area (hectares) 34.54 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 29
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,241
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 Jokajari compares

By the 2011 count Jokajari is the 172nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 34.54 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1008.

Getting to Jokajari

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

Jokajari lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Jokajari
Nearest railway station Taljhari 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km

Villages closest to Jokajari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jokajari village had a population of 65. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Jokajari village has 29 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jokajari has about 1241 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Jokajari covers 34.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jokajari falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jokajari is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Jokajari.

Jokajari is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jokajari is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Barhait is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Argandi (under 2 km), Bastadih (under 2 km) and Bedomori (under 2 km).

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

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