About Irkia Village

Irkia is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 247 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irkia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irkia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gande
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	197 hectares
Population	462
Male Population	247
Female Population	215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
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 Irkia compares

By the 2011 count Irkia is the 133rd largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 945.

Getting to Irkia

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

Irkia lies about 15 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 5.0 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 Irkia
Nearest railway station	Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gande	6.5 km
District headquarters	Giridih	15 km

Villages closest to Irkia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Irkia village had a population of 462. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Irkia village has 247 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irkia has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Irkia is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irkia covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Irkia falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Irkia is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 5.0 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 Irkia.

Irkia is about 15 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irkia is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 5.0 km away. Gande is about 6.5 km away. Giridih is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.