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About Rokab Village

Rokab is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 84 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares.

Rokab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rokab village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 84
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,750
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rokab compares

By the 2011 count Rokab is the 97th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Rokab

Rokab is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rokab as Available within <5 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 Rokab from other places

Rokab lies about 31 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 26 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 Rokab
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 31 km
District headquarters Khunti 31 km

Villages closest to Rokab

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 Rokab

As per the Census of India 2011, Rokab village had a population of 231. That makes it the 97th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Rokab village has 84 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rokab has about 1750 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Rokab covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rokab falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rokab is Chakradharpur, about 26 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rokab.

Rokab is about 31 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rokab is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Chakradharpur is about 26 km away. Erki is about 31 km away. Khunti is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurunga (under 2 km), Katui (1.8 km) and Chalkad (2.3 km).

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

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