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About Jogichak Village

Jogichak is a mid sized village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 942 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jogichak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jogichak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Pincode 816129
Area (hectares) 31.49 hectares
Population 1,774
Male Population 942
Female Population 832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
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 Jogichak compares

By the 2011 count Jogichak is the 15th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 31.49 hectares work out to about 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Jogichak

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

Jogichak lies about 19 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, about 3.8 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 Jogichak
Nearest railway station Karanpurato 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 10 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 10 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 19 km

Villages closest to Jogichak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jogichak village had a population of 1,774. That makes it the 15th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Jogichak village has 942 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jogichak has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Jogichak is 816129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jogichak covers 31.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jogichak falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jogichak is Karanpurato, about 3.8 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 Jogichak.

Jogichak is about 19 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jogichak is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karanpurato is about 3.8 km away. Rajmahal is about 10 km away. Rājmahal is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panch Kathia (under 2 km), Ghat Salempur (under 2 km) and Jamnighat (under 2 km).

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

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