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About Artoka Village

Artoka is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 857, made up of 454 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Artoka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Artoka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815316
Area (hectares) 364 hectares
Population 857
Male Population 454
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Artoka compares

By the 2011 count Artoka is the 55th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 364 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 943.

Getting to Artoka

Artoka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Artoka as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Artoka from other places

Artoka lies about 16 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kawar, 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 Artoka
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Kawar 12 km
District headquarters Giridih 16 km

Villages closest to Artoka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Artoka village had a population of 857. That makes it the 55th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Artoka village has 454 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Artoka has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Artoka is 815316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Artoka covers 364 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Artoka falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Artoka is Kawar, 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 <5 km distance for Artoka.

Artoka is about 16 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Artoka is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 9.8 km away. Kawar is about 12 km away. Giridih is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phuphundi (under 2 km), Ojhadih (1.8 km) and Kharikwatanr (2.8 km).

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

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