Jirulia observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
Jirulia is a small village in Jama mandal, Dumka district, Jharkhand, with a population of 118 in 23 households. It has a literacy rate of 55.9% and postal code 814110.
By population, Jirulia ranks #287 of 320 villages in Jama mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jirulia is a village of 118 people in 23 households (Census 2011) in Jama block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 287th-largest of 320 villages in Jama block. Literacy is 56%, 4 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,185 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Dumka district centre, 39 km from Pratappur, the nearest town, 10 km from Kurwa railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814110, served by Shivpahar post office; the LGD village code is 371785. The nearest hospital or health centre is Community Health Centre, Masalia, 6 km away. The sarpanch is MUKESH GRIHI, and the village votes in Jarmundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Devendra Kunwar. The population is estimated at 139 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chhelapathar →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jirulia · this village | 118 | 56% | — |
| Jirulia · Sarath | 362 | 32% | 0 km N |
| Nischintpur · Kharsawan | 177 | 51% | 1.3 km NW |
| Nischintpur · Baharagora | 202 | 81% | 1.3 km NW |
| Nischintpur · Barharwa | 496 | 39% | 1.3 km NW |
| Nischintpur · Jama | 674 | 51% | 1.3 km NW |
| Nischintpur · Jagannathpur | 319 | 59% | 1.3 km NW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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