About Jharkia Village

Jharkia is a mid sized village in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 281 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharkia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharkia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Nagaruntari
Pincode	822121
Area (hectares)	79.02 hectares
Population	567
Male Population	281
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jharkia compares

By the 2011 count Jharkia is the 58th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 79.02 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Jharkia

Jharkia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jharkia as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jharkia from other places

Jharkia lies about 68 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 22 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 Jharkia
Nearest railway station	Churk	22 km
Nearest town	Robertsganj	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagaruntari	35 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	68 km

Villages closest to Jharkia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharkia village had a population of 567. That makes it the 58th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Jharkia village has 281 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharkia has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Jharkia is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharkia covers 79.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jharkia falls under Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jharkia is Churk, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jharkia.

Jharkia is about 68 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharkia is in Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Churk is about 22 km away. Robertsganj is about 28 km away. Nagaruntari is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.