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About Jowajanjir Village

Jowajanjir is a mid sized village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 292 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jowajanjir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jowajanjir village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kuchai
Pincode 833101
Area (hectares) 207 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 292
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jowajanjir compares

By the 2011 count Jowajanjir is the 44th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Jowajanjir

Jowajanjir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jowajanjir as Available within <5 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 Jowajanjir from other places

Jowajanjir lies about 23 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 13 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 Jowajanjir
Tehsil headquarters Kuchai 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Barabambo 13 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 18 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 23 km

Villages closest to Jowajanjir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jowajanjir village had a population of 562. That makes it the 44th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Jowajanjir village has 292 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jowajanjir has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Jowajanjir is 833101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jowajanjir covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jowajanjir falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jowajanjir is Barabambo, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jowajanjir.

Jowajanjir is about 23 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jowajanjir is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kuchai is about 3.8 km away. Barabambo is about 13 km away. Chakradharpur 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 Gogamacha (under 2 km), Ramaisal (under 2 km) and Lapsa (1.8 km).

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

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