About Jarkunda Village

Jarkunda is a mid sized village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,210, made up of 606 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarkunda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Gumia
Pincode	825315
Area (hectares)	299 hectares
Population	1,210
Male Population	606
Female Population	604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarkunda compares

By the 2011 count Jarkunda is the 41st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 299 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Jarkunda

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

Jarkunda lies about 50 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 14 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 Jarkunda
Nearest railway station	Dumri Bihar	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gumia	17 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	50 km

Villages closest to Jarkunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarkunda village had a population of 1,210. That makes it the 41st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Jarkunda village has 606 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarkunda has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Jarkunda is 825315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarkunda covers 299 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarkunda falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jarkunda is Dumri Bihar, about 14 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 Jarkunda.

Jarkunda is about 50 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarkunda is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Dumri Bihar is about 14 km away. Gumia is about 17 km away. Bokaro is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.