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About Urikel Village

Urikel is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 292 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urikel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urikel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 290 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 292
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Urikel compares

By the 2011 count Urikel is the 71st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 290 hectares work out to about 1.9 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

The census records public bus service for Urikel as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Urikel from other places

Urikel lies about 33 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 9.6 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
Nearest railway station Pakra 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 29 km
District headquarters Khunti 33 km

Villages closest to Urikel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urikel village had a population of 560. That makes it the 71st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Urikel village has 292 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urikel has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Urikel is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urikel covers 290 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Urikel falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Urikel is Pakra, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Urikel.

Urikel is about 33 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urikel is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Pakra is about 9.6 km away. Karra is about 29 km away. Khunti is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barka Regre (12 km), Mitkora (13 km) and Chhotka Regre (14 km).

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

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