About Jarka Village

Jarka is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 70 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,257 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jarmundi
Pincode	815118
Area (hectares)	25.4 hectares
Population	158
Male Population	70
Female Population	88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,257
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 Jarka compares

By the 2011 count Jarka is the 316th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 25.4 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Jarka

Jarka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jarka 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 Jarka from other places

Jarka lies about 38 km from Dumka, 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	Jarmundi	18 km
Nearest town	Deoghar	24 km
District headquarters	Dumka	38 km

Villages closest to Jarka

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Jarka

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarka village had a population of 158. That makes it the 316th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Jarka village has 70 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarka has about 1257 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Jarka is 815118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarka covers 25.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jarka falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jarka.

Jarka is about 38 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarka is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Dhanpatdih is about 7.0 km away. Jarmundi is about 18 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.