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About Jaskuti Village

Jaskuti is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 356 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaskuti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaskuti village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 156 hectares
Population 709
Male Population 356
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jaskuti compares

By the 2011 count Jaskuti is the 32nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Jaskuti

Jaskuti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jaskuti as Available within 10+ 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 Jaskuti from other places

Jaskuti lies about 26 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 2.8 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 Jaskuti
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 6.9 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 12 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 26 km

Villages closest to Jaskuti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaskuti village had a population of 709. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Jaskuti village has 356 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaskuti has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Jaskuti is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaskuti covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaskuti falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaskuti is Kalian Chak, about 2.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jaskuti.

Jaskuti is about 26 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaskuti is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Kalian Chak is about 2.8 km away. Taljhari is about 6.9 km away. Rājmahal is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nischinta (under 2 km), Garudhab (under 2 km) and Brindaban (under 2 km).

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

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