About Hurka Village

Hurka is a mid sized village in Dehri tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,982, made up of 1,024 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares.

Hurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurka village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Dehri
Area (hectares)	320 hectares
Population	1,982
Male Population	1,024
Female Population	958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hurka compares

By the 2011 count Hurka is the 24th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Hurka

Hurka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hurka as Available within village. 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 Hurka from other places

Hurka lies about 44 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Dehri on Sone, about 2.7 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 Hurka
Nearest railway station	Dehri on Sone	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dehri	4.7 km
Nearest town	Madhurampur Dehri	4.7 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	44 km

Villages closest to Hurka

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

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Common questions about Hurka

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurka village had a population of 1,982. That makes it the 24th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents.

Hurka village has 1,024 males and 958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurka has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Hurka covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hurka falls under Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hurka is Dehri on Sone, about 2.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hurka.

Hurka is about 44 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hurka is in Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district. Dehri on Sone is about 2.7 km away. Dehri is about 4.7 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.