About Sirka Village

Sirka is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 913, made up of 462 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 876 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835210
Area (hectares)	876 hectares
Population	913
Male Population	462
Female Population	451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirka compares

By the 2011 count Sirka is the 25th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 876 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Sirka

Sirka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sirka 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 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 15 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 30 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
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	8.9 km
District headquarters	Khunti	15 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	30 km

Villages closest to Sirka

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 Sirka

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirka village had a population of 913. That makes it the 25th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Sirka village has 462 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirka has about 976 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Sirka is 835210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirka covers 876 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sirka falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirka is Karra, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Sirka.

Sirka 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.

Sirka is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 8.9 km away. Khunti is about 15 km away. Karra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.