About Urka Village

Urka is a mid sized village in Ichak tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,005, made up of 500 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Ichak
Pincode	825402
Area (hectares)	156.69 hectares
Population	1,005
Male Population	500
Female Population	505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
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 Urka compares

By the 2011 count Urka is the 39th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents. Its 156.69 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Urka

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

Urka lies about 15 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 18 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 Urka
Tehsil headquarters	Ichak	4.5 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	15 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	15 km
Nearest railway station	Hazaribag Town	18 km

Villages closest to Urka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urka village had a population of 1,005. That makes it the 39th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents.

Urka village has 500 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urka has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Urka is 825402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urka covers 156.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Urka falls under Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Urka is Hazaribag Town, about 18 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 Urka.

Urka is about 15 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urka is in Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Ichak is about 4.5 km away. Hazaribagh is about 15 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.