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About Janta Village

Janta is a mid sized village in Nimdih tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,227, made up of 631 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Nimdih
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 250 hectares
Population 1,227
Male Population 631
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Janta compares

By the 2011 count Janta is the 26th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Janta

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

Janta lies about 53 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 30 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 Janta
Nearest town Būndu 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nimdih 26 km
Nearest railway station Balasiring 30 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 53 km

Villages closest to Janta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janta village had a population of 1,227. That makes it the 26th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Janta village has 631 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janta has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

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

Janta covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Janta falls under Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Janta is Balasiring, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Janta.

Janta is about 53 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janta is in Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Būndu is about 14 km away. Nimdih is about 26 km away. Balasiring is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupadih (7.3 km), Tengadih (8.1 km) and Dahubera (9.2 km).

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

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