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About Etke Village

Etke is a mid sized village in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 407 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 652.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Etke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Etke village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Peterwar
Pincode 829121
Area (hectares) 652.55 hectares
Population 792
Male Population 407
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Etke compares

By the 2011 count Etke is the 46th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 652.55 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Etke

Etke is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Etke as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Etke from other places

Etke lies about 32 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Harubera, about 13 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 Etke
Nearest railway station Harubera 13 km
Nearest town Kathhāra 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Peterwar 32 km
District headquarters Bokaro 32 km

Villages closest to Etke

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

Common questions about Etke

As per the Census of India 2011, Etke village had a population of 792. That makes it the 46th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Etke village has 407 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Etke has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Etke is 829121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Etke covers 652.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Etke falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Etke is Harubera, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Etke.

Etke is about 32 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Etke is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Harubera is about 13 km away. Kathhāra is about 20 km away. Peterwar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rukam (under 2 km), Arari (2.0 km) and Katarbera (2.0 km).

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

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