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About Irki Village

Irki is a mid sized village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 354 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irki village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Itkhori
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 354
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Irki compares

By the 2011 count Irki is the 27th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Irki

Irki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Irki as Available within 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 Irki from other places

Irki lies about 32 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 16 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 Irki
Tehsil headquarters Itkhori 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 16 km
Nearest town Bagaha 27 km
District headquarters Chatra 32 km

Villages closest to Irki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Irki village had a population of 704. That makes it the 27th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Irki village has 354 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irki has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Irki is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irki covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Irki falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Irki is Kathautia, about 16 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 - 10 km distance for Irki.

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

Irki is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 1.6 km away. Kathautia is about 16 km away. Bagaha is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balia (under 2 km), Dhuna (under 2 km) and Sonia (under 2 km).

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

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