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About Jhumarbad Village

Jhumarbad is a small village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 210 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhumarbad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhumarbad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 131.91 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 210
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhumarbad compares

By the 2011 count Jhumarbad is the 57th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 131.91 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Jhumarbad

The census records public bus service for Jhumarbad as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhumarbad from other places

Jhumarbad lies about 42 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 3.5 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 Jhumarbad
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 4.4 km
Nearest town Farakka 17 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 42 km

Villages closest to Jhumarbad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhumarbad village had a population of 440. That makes it the 57th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Jhumarbad village has 210 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhumarbad has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Jhumarbad is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhumarbad covers 131.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhumarbad falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhumarbad is Barharwa Junction, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhumarbad.

Jhumarbad is about 42 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhumarbad is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Barharwa Junction is about 3.5 km away. Pathna is about 4.4 km away. Farakka is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahkup (under 2 km), Kari (under 2 km) and Sarkari Kochpara (under 2 km).

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

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