About Jhurkusia Village

Jhurkusia is a mid sized village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,100, made up of 574 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhurkusia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhurkusia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Thakurgangti
Pincode	813208
Area (hectares)	60.2 hectares
Population	1,100
Male Population	574
Female Population	526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhurkusia compares

By the 2011 count Jhurkusia is the 26th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 60.2 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Jhurkusia

Jhurkusia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhurkusia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhurkusia from other places

Jhurkusia lies about 46 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 11 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 Jhurkusia
Tehsil headquarters	Thakurgangti	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Mirza Cheuki Railway Station	11 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	18 km
District headquarters	Godda	46 km

Villages closest to Jhurkusia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhurkusia village had a population of 1,100. That makes it the 26th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Jhurkusia village has 574 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhurkusia has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Jhurkusia covers 60.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhurkusia falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhurkusia is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhurkusia.

Jhurkusia is about 46 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhurkusia is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about 6.1 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 11 km away. Sāhibganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.