About Urkusia Village

Urkusia is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 4 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urkusia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urkusia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Boarijor
Pincode	813208
Area (hectares)	14 hectares
Population	10
Male Population	4
Female Population	6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,500
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Urkusia compares

By the 2011 count Urkusia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 14 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Urkusia

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

How far is Urkusia from other places

Urkusia lies about 56 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Urkusia
Nearest railway station	Taljhari	6.1 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Boarijor	21 km
District headquarters	Godda	56 km

Villages closest to Urkusia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urkusia village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Urkusia village has 4 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urkusia has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Urkusia is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urkusia covers 14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Urkusia falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Urkusia is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 - 10 km distance for Urkusia.

Urkusia is about 56 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urkusia is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Boarijor is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.