About Jorko Village

Jorko is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 151 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares.

Jorko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jorko village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Karra
Area (hectares)	181 hectares
Population	314
Male Population	151
Female Population	163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,079
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jorko compares

By the 2011 count Jorko is the 134th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1001.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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	Karra	6.8 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 Karra 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 314. That makes it the 134th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Jorko village has 151 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jorko has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Jorko covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jorko falls under Karra 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 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 Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about 4.7 km away. Karra is about 6.8 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.