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About Tokjari Village

Tokjari is a small village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 41 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.59 hectares hectares.

Tokjari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tokjari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Area (hectares) 73.59 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 41
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
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 Tokjari compares

By the 2011 count Tokjari is the 166th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 73.59 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Tokjari

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

Tokjari 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 Tokjari
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 Tokjari

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 Tokjari

As per the Census of India 2011, Tokjari village had a population of 74. That makes it the 166th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Tokjari village has 41 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tokjari has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Tokjari covers 73.59 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.

Tokjari falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tokjari 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 Tokjari.

Tokjari 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.

Tokjari 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 Tokjari today is likely to be higher.

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