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About Tolkhar Village

Tolkhar is a mid sized village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 382 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tolkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tolkhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Markacho
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 697
Male Population 382
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tolkhar compares

By the 2011 count Tolkhar is the 41st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Tolkhar

Tolkhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tolkhar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tolkhar from other places

Tolkhar lies about 8.7 km from Markacho, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 3.1 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 Tolkhar
Nearest railway station Nawadih 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Markacho 8.7 km
Nearest town Kodarma 22 km

Villages closest to Tolkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tolkhar village had a population of 697. That makes it the 41st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Tolkhar village has 382 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tolkhar has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Tolkhar is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tolkhar covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tolkhar falls under Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tolkhar is Nawadih, about 3.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tolkhar.

Tolkhar is about 8.7 km from Markacho in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tolkhar is in Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Nawadih is about 3.1 km away. Markacho is about 8.7 km away. Kodarma is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur Alias Ranginiatanr (under 2 km), Bakaspura (under 2 km) and Lalgarh (under 2 km).

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

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