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About Jorhira Village

Jorhira is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 912, made up of 444 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jorhira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jorhira village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 238.36 hectares
Population 912
Male Population 444
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jorhira compares

By the 2011 count Jorhira is the 66th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 238.36 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Jorhira

Jorhira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jorhira 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. The nearest villages by name are Jhunjka, Jiadoba, Jibanpur Bankati and Jirra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jorhira

As per the Census of India 2011, Jorhira village had a population of 912. That makes it the 66th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Jorhira village has 444 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jorhira has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Jorhira is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jorhira covers 238.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jorhira falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jorhira notes the nearest railway station 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 Jorhira.

Jorhira is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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