About Ahrochua Village

Ahrochua is a mid sized village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,108, made up of 544 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ahrochua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahrochua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	472 hectares
Population	1,108
Male Population	544
Female Population	564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ahrochua compares

By the 2011 count Ahrochua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 472 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Ahrochua

Ahrochua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ahrochua as Available within 10+ 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 Ahrochua from other places

Ahrochua lies about 32 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 12 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 Ahrochua
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	12 km
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	12 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	28 km
District headquarters	Dumka	32 km

Villages closest to Ahrochua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahrochua village had a population of 1,108. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Ahrochua village has 544 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahrochua has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Ahrochua is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ahrochua covers 472 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ahrochua falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ahrochua is Harinsing, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Ahrochua.

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

Ahrochua is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 12 km away. Harinsing is about 12 km away. Nalhāti is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.