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About Jorponda Village

Jorponda is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 434 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jorponda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jorponda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bano
Pincode 835226
Area (hectares) 466.47 hectares
Population 905
Male Population 434
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
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 Jorponda compares

By the 2011 count Jorponda is the 34th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 466.47 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Jorponda

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

Jorponda lies about 58 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Parbatonia, about 11 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 Jorponda
Nearest railway station Parbatonia 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bano 23 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 30 km
District headquarters Simdega 58 km

Villages closest to Jorponda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jorponda village had a population of 905. That makes it the 34th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Jorponda village has 434 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jorponda has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Jorponda is 835226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jorponda covers 466.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jorponda falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jorponda is Parbatonia, about 11 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 Jorponda.

Jorponda is about 58 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jorponda is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Parbatonia is about 11 km away. Bano is about 23 km away. Birmitrapur 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 Jamtai (under 2 km), Hurda (2.0 km) and Kohipat (2.7 km).

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

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