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About Urikel Village

Urikel is a large village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,648, made up of 1,280 males and 1,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1821.9 hectares hectares.

Urikel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urikel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Area (hectares) 1821.9 hectares
Population 2,648
Male Population 1,280
Female Population 1,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urikel compares

By the 2011 count Urikel is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 1821.9 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Urikel

Urikel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Urikel as Available within <5 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 10+ 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
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 9.6 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 Torpa 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 2,648. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Urikel village has 1,280 males and 1,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urikel has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Urikel covers 1821.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Urikel falls under Torpa 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 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 Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Torpa is about 7.9 km away. Pakra is about 9.6 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 Kherkhai (2.6 km), Banabira (3.2 km) and Jibilong (3.4 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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