About Arka Village

Arka is a mid sized village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,703, made up of 869 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Tarhasi
Pincode	822118
Area (hectares)	46 hectares
Population	1,703
Male Population	869
Female Population	834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arka compares

By the 2011 count Arka is the 14th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Arka

Arka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Arka 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Arka from other places

Arka lies about 144 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Richughuta, about 5.3 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 Arka
Nearest railway station	Richughuta	5.3 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarhasi	20 km
District headquarters	Palamu	144 km

Villages closest to Arka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arka village had a population of 1,703. That makes it the 14th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Arka village has 869 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arka has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Arka is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arka covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Arka falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Arka is Richughuta, about 5.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Arka.

Arka is about 144 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arka is in Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Richughuta is about 5.3 km away. Lātehār is about 16 km away. Tarhasi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.