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About Jorabat Village

Jorabat is a small village in Umling tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 183 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jorabat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jorabat village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Umling
Pincode 793101
Population 341
Male Population 183
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jorabat compares

By the 2011 count Jorabat is the 73rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 352 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Jorabat

Jorabat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jorabat as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jorabat from other places

Jorabat lies about 30 km from Ribhoi, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 7.0 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 Jorabat
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 7.0 km
Nearest town Guwahati 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Umling 30 km
District headquarters Ribhoi 30 km

Villages closest to Jorabat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jorabat village had a population of 341. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 352 residents.

Jorabat village has 183 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jorabat has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Jorabat is 793101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jorabat falls under Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Jorabat is Kamalajari, about 7.0 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 village for Jorabat.

Jorabat is about 30 km from Ribhoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jorabat is in Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district. Kamalajari is about 7.0 km away. Guwahati is about 16 km away. Umling 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 Mawsmai (under 2 km), Byrnihat (5.1 km) and Lum Nongthymmai Byrnihat (5.1 km).

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

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