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About Jharka Village

Jharka is a mid sized village in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 411 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Nagaruntari
Pincode 822121
Area (hectares) 118.99 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 411
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jharka compares

By the 2011 count Jharka is the 40th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 118.99 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Jharka

Jharka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jharka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jharka from other places

Jharka lies about 49 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Mahuariya, about 16 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 Jharka
Nearest railway station Mahuariya 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagaruntari 28 km
Nearest town Renukūt 33 km
District headquarters Garhwa 49 km

Villages closest to Jharka

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.

Common questions about Jharka

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharka village had a population of 841. That makes it the 40th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Jharka village has 411 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharka has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

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

Jharka covers 118.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jharka falls under Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jharka is Mahuariya, about 16 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 km distance for Jharka.

Jharka is about 49 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharka is in Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Mahuariya is about 16 km away. Nagaruntari is about 28 km away. Renukūt is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraitanr (6.9 km), Bilaspur (22 km) and Gangti (22 km).

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

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