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About Japlanga Village

Japlanga is a mid sized village in Thethaitangar tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 263 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Japlanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Japlanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Thethaitangar
Pincode 835226
Area (hectares) 1174 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 263
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
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 Japlanga compares

By the 2011 count Japlanga is the 47th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents. Its 1174 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Japlanga

Japlanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Japlanga 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 Japlanga from other places

Japlanga lies about 21 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Sogra, about 36 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 Japlanga
Tehsil headquarters Thethaitangar 14 km
District headquarters Simdega 21 km
Nearest railway station Sogra 36 km

Villages closest to Japlanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Japlanga village had a population of 528. That makes it the 47th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents.

Japlanga village has 263 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Japlanga has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

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

Japlanga covers 1174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Japlanga falls under Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Japlanga is Sogra, about 36 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 Japlanga.

Japlanga is about 21 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Japlanga is in Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district. Thethaitangar is about 14 km away. Simdega is about 21 km away. Sogra 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 Bhawnadipa (1.5 km), Kormia (1.9 km) and Karamunda (2.2 km).

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

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