About Rokedega Village

Rokedega is a small village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 487, made up of 252 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rokedega Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rokedega village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Palkot
Pincode	835220
Area (hectares)	525 hectares
Population	487
Male Population	252
Female Population	235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rokedega compares

By the 2011 count Rokedega is the 50th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 525 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Rokedega

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

How far is Rokedega from other places

Rokedega lies about 23 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 35 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 Rokedega
Tehsil headquarters	Palkot	6.5 km
District headquarters	Gumla	23 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	23 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	35 km

Villages closest to Rokedega

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rokedega village had a population of 487. That makes it the 50th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Rokedega village has 252 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rokedega has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Rokedega is 835220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rokedega covers 525 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rokedega falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rokedega is Kurkura, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rokedega.

Rokedega is about 23 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rokedega is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 6.5 km away. Gumla is about 23 km away. Gumlā is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.