About Sirka Village

Sirka is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,390, made up of 705 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386 hectares hectares.

Sirka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Karra
Area (hectares)	386 hectares
Population	1,390
Male Population	705
Female Population	685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sirka compares

By the 2011 count Sirka is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 386 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Sirka

Sirka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sirka as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sirka from other places

Sirka lies about 16 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Lodhma, about 2.4 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 Sirka
Nearest railway station	Lodhma	2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karra	13 km
District headquarters	Khunti	16 km

Villages closest to Sirka

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 Sirka

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirka village had a population of 1,390. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Sirka village has 705 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirka has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Sirka covers 386 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirka falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirka is Lodhma, about 2.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sirka.

Sirka is about 16 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirka is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Lodhma is about 2.4 km away. Karra is about 13 km away. Khunti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.