About Jhurko Village

Jhurko is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 314 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhurko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhurko village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	814103
Area (hectares)	131.2 hectares
Population	589
Male Population	314
Female Population	275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
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 Jhurko compares

By the 2011 count Jhurko is the 81st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 131.2 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Jhurko

Jhurko is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhurko 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. The nearest villages by name are Jamropani, Jamugaria, Jhikara and Jhilidabar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhurko

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhurko village had a population of 589. That makes it the 81st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Jhurko village has 314 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhurko has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Jhurko is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhurko covers 131.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhurko falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jhurko notes the nearest railway station 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 Jhurko.

Jhurko is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.