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About Irga Village

Irga is a large village in Daru tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,674, made up of 1,368 males and 1,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Daru
Pincode 825313
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 2,674
Male Population 1,368
Female Population 1,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Irga compares

By the 2011 count Irga is the 4th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Irga

Irga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Irga as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Irga from other places

Irga lies about 20 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Charhi, about 22 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 Irga
Tehsil headquarters Daru under 2 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 20 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 20 km
Nearest railway station Charhi 22 km

Villages closest to Irga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Irga village had a population of 2,674. That makes it the 4th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Irga village has 1,368 males and 1,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irga has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Irga is 825313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irga covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Irga falls under Daru tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Irga is Charhi, about 22 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 village for Irga.

Irga is about 20 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irga is in Daru tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Daru is about under 2 km away. Hazaribagh is about 20 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiruan (under 2 km), Darukharika (under 2 km) and Daru (under 2 km).

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

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