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About Urikel Chhotka Village

Urikel Chhotka is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 165 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares.

Urikel Chhotka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urikel Chhotka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 165
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Urikel Chhotka compares

By the 2011 count Urikel Chhotka is the 133rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Urikel Chhotka

Urikel Chhotka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Urikel Chhotka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Urikel Chhotka from other places

Urikel Chhotka lies about 15 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 2.1 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 Urikel Chhotka
Nearest railway station Bingaon 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 4.0 km
District headquarters Khunti 15 km

Villages closest to Urikel Chhotka

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.

Common questions about Urikel Chhotka

As per the Census of India 2011, Urikel Chhotka village had a population of 315. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Urikel Chhotka village has 165 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urikel Chhotka has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Urikel Chhotka covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Urikel Chhotka falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Urikel Chhotka is Bingaon, about 2.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Urikel Chhotka.

Urikel Chhotka is about 15 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urikel Chhotka is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Bingaon is about 2.1 km away. Karra is about 4.0 km away. Khunti is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muchiakalang (under 2 km), Malgo (under 2 km) and Patramuchia (1.8 km).

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

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