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About Jarka Village

Jarka is a mid sized village in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 740, made up of 392 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sona Rai Tharhi
Pincode 814150
Area (hectares) 47.18 hectares
Population 740
Male Population 392
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarka compares

By the 2011 count Jarka is the 17th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 387 residents. Its 47.18 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jarka

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

Jarka lies about 24 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Dhanpatdih, about 7.0 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 Jarka
Nearest railway station Dhanpatdih 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sona Rai Tharhi 24 km
District headquarters Deoghar 24 km

Villages closest to Jarka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sona Rai Tharhi 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 Jarka

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarka village had a population of 740. That makes it the 17th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 387 residents.

Jarka village has 392 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarka has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jarka is 814150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarka covers 47.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jarka falls under Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jarka is Dhanpatdih, about 7.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jarka.

Jarka is about 24 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarka is in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district. Dhanpatdih is about 7.0 km away. Sona Rai Tharhi is about 24 km away. Deoghar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jara (under 2 km), Sonaraythari (under 2 km) and Chandna (3.2 km).

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

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