Jori Kalan is also known as Jori, is a small town in

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in state of

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. The town is separated into two parts the one main town Jori Kalan and another part of the town is Jori Khurd.

Introduction

Jori is located on the bank of river Lilajan also known as Falgu and all the sides of the town fortress with mountains. Town is scattered in radius of 5 kilometers and connecting too many villages around it.

Civilians

According to census 2011
total number of households 1301 where 7711 people are residing out of them 4,057 are males and 3,654 are females, which represents poor

Sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species devia ...

in compare to other developed cities. Total 75.23% population of Jori is literate, percentage of literate male is 81.56% and female 68.04%. Where other of part of Jori, Jori Khurd is doing fabulous in literacy where 100% male and females are literate. The major issue civilians are facing are lack of employment, most of the educated youth are unemployed because there is no source of income and industrial development is yet too happen in this area. Major source of employment is

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that is completely based on the

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Tourism

Kali Mandir

Kali Mandir is a prominent Hindu temple in Jori which is famous for performing the ritual of marriage. Every year hundreds of Groom and Bride visit this temple to perform the ritual of marriage and bond themselves in the precious relation of husband and wife.

Kauleshwari Hill and Temple

Kauleshwari hill lies 5 km away in right direction of the town which is 1750 feet high from the sea level. On the top of the Kauleshwari hill there are

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temples of Goddess Kauleshwari, people said this temple is from ancient period and famous from

vedic period The Vedic period, or the Vedic age (), is the period in the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age of the history of India when the Vedic literature, including the Vedas (ca. 1300–900 BCE), was composed in the northern Indian subcontinent, betw ...

Transportation

Transportation is good since it is located on NH 22 but only during the day hours, there is no transportation service during night. Nearest city is Gaya,

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which is 60 km away and other nearest city is

Hazaribagh Hazaribagh is a city and a municipal corporation in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is considered as a health resort and is also popular for Hazaribagh ...

which is 80 km away. Nearest

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is Gaya station code GAYA and nearest

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is in Bodhgaya Airport (airport code: GAY) at distance of 50 km.

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References

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External links

Current weather in JoriChatra district official site, Government of JharkhandGovernment of Jharkhand official site
Cities and towns in Chatra district Chatra_district