About Jorko Village

Jorko is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 157 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jorko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jorko village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Erki
Pincode	835225
Area (hectares)	335 hectares
Population	343
Male Population	157
Female Population	186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,185
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 Jorko compares

By the 2011 count Jorko is the 76th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Jorko

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

Jorko lies about 20 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 4.7 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 Jorko
Nearest railway station	Govindpur Road	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Erki	20 km
District headquarters	Khunti	20 km

Villages closest to Jorko

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.

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Common questions about Jorko

As per the Census of India 2011, Jorko village had a population of 343. That makes it the 76th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Jorko village has 157 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jorko has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Jorko is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jorko covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jorko falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jorko is Govindpur Road, about 4.7 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 Jorko.

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

Jorko is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about 4.7 km away. Erki is about 20 km away. Khunti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.