About Perka Village

Perka is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 581, made up of 300 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	218 hectares
Population	581
Male Population	300
Female Population	281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
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 Perka compares

By the 2011 count Perka is the 50th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Perka

Perka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Perka 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 Perka from other places

Perka lies about 7.3 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 19 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 Perka
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	4.4 km
District headquarters	Khunti	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	19 km

Villages closest to Perka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murhu 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 Perka

As per the Census of India 2011, Perka village had a population of 581. That makes it the 50th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Perka village has 300 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perka has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Perka is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perka covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Perka falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Perka is Karra, about 19 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 Perka.

Perka is about 7.3 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perka is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 4.4 km away. Khunti is about 7.3 km away. Karra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.