About Jarka Village

Jarka is a small village in Bishrampur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 124 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Bishrampur
Pincode	822124
Area (hectares)	32.04 hectares
Population	239
Male Population	124
Female Population	115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarka compares

By the 2011 count Jarka is the 49th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,072 residents. Its 32.04 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Jarka

Jarka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jarka 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jarka from other places

Jarka lies about 14 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bokaro Thermal, about 7.1 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 Jarka
Nearest town	Kathhāra	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Bokaro Thermal	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishrampur	14 km
District headquarters	Palamu	14 km

Villages closest to Jarka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarka village had a population of 239. That makes it the 49th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,072 residents.

Jarka village has 124 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarka has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Jarka is 822124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarka covers 32.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jarka falls under Bishrampur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jarka is Bokaro Thermal, about 7.1 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 - 10 km distance for Jarka.

Jarka is about 14 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarka is in Bishrampur tehsil of Palamu district. Kathhāra is about 4.6 km away. Bokaro Thermal is about 7.1 km away. Bishrampur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.