About Jhirki Village

Jhirki is a mid sized village in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 821, made up of 427 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhirki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhirki village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Peterwar
Pincode	829123
Area (hectares)	128 hectares
Population	821
Male Population	427
Female Population	394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhirki compares

By the 2011 count Jhirki is the 45th 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 128 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Jhirki

Jhirki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhirki as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jhirki from other places

Jhirki lies about 30 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Bokaro Thermal, 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 Jhirki
Nearest town	Kathhāra	12 km
Nearest railway station	Bokaro Thermal	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Peterwar	30 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	30 km

Villages closest to Jhirki

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.

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Common questions about Jhirki

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhirki village had a population of 821. That makes it the 45th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Jhirki village has 427 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhirki has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Jhirki is 829123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhirki covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhirki falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhirki is Bokaro Thermal, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhirki.

Jhirki is about 30 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhirki is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kathhāra is about 12 km away. Bokaro Thermal is about 14 km away. Peterwar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.