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About Arki Alias Erki Village

Arki Alias Erki is a large village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,469, made up of 1,207 males and 1,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 759.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arki Alias Erki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arki Alias Erki village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 759.87 hectares
Population 2,469
Male Population 1,207
Female Population 1,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arki Alias Erki compares

By the 2011 count Arki Alias Erki is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 759.87 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Arki Alias Erki

Arki Alias Erki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arki Alias Erki 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 Arki Alias Erki from other places

Arki Alias Erki lies about 27 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 37 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 Arki Alias Erki
Nearest town Būndu 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 27 km
District headquarters Khunti 27 km
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 37 km

Villages closest to Arki Alias Erki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Erki 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 Arki Alias Erki

As per the Census of India 2011, Arki Alias Erki village had a population of 2,469. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Arki Alias Erki village has 1,207 males and 1,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arki Alias Erki has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Arki Alias Erki is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arki Alias Erki covers 759.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arki Alias Erki falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arki Alias Erki is Chakradharpur, about 37 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 Arki Alias Erki.

Arki Alias Erki is about 27 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arki Alias Erki is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 19 km away. Erki is about 27 km away. Khunti is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesaribera (1.9 km), Hemram (2.3 km) and Gontura (2.4 km).

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

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