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About Jargo Village

Jargo is a mid sized village in Kukru tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 800, made up of 415 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jargo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jargo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kukru
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 341 hectares
Population 800
Male Population 415
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jargo compares

By the 2011 count Jargo is the 25th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 341 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Jargo

Jargo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jargo 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jargo from other places

Jargo lies about 52 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Illoo, about 3.4 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 Jargo
Nearest railway station Illoo 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kukru 23 km
Nearest town Būndu 36 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 52 km

Villages closest to Jargo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jargo village had a population of 800. That makes it the 25th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Jargo village has 415 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jargo has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Jargo is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jargo covers 341 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jargo falls under Kukru tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jargo is Illoo, about 3.4 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 10+ km distance for Jargo.

Jargo is about 52 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jargo is in Kukru tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Illoo is about 3.4 km away. Kukru is about 23 km away. Būndu is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shyam Nagar (9.9 km), Dulmi (12 km) and Tiraldih (13 km).

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

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