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About Urro Village

Urro is a mid sized village in Sariya tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,910, made up of 1,013 males and 897 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Sariya
Pincode 825320
Area (hectares) 466 hectares
Population 1,910
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 897
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Urro compares

By the 2011 count Urro is the 23rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents. Its 466 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 948.

Getting to Urro

Urro is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Urro 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 Urro from other places

Urro lies about 34 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 2.9 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 Urro
Nearest railway station Chaudhribandh 2.9 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sariya 34 km
District headquarters Giridih 34 km

Villages closest to Urro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urro village had a population of 1,910. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents.

Urro village has 1,013 males and 897 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urro has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Urro is 825320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urro covers 466 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Urro falls under Sariya tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Urro is Chaudhribandh, about 2.9 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 Urro.

Urro is about 34 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urro is in Sariya tehsil of Giridih district. Chaudhribandh is about 2.9 km away. Barki Saria is about 15 km away. Sariya is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baliari (under 2 km), Kapilo (2.2 km) and Lowabar (3.9 km).

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

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