About Urkiya Village

Urkiya is a mid sized village in Manoharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,140, made up of 586 males and 554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urkiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urkiya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Manoharpur
Pincode	833104
Area (hectares)	301.35 hectares
Population	1,140
Male Population	586
Female Population	554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Urkiya compares

By the 2011 count Urkiya is the 17th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 301.35 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Urkiya

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

How far is Urkiya from other places

Urkiya lies about 55 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum. 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 Urkiya
Tehsil headquarters	Manoharpur	3.7 km
Nearest town	Rourkela	34 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	55 km

Villages closest to Urkiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urkiya village had a population of 1,140. That makes it the 17th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Urkiya village has 586 males and 554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urkiya has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Urkiya is 833104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urkiya covers 301.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Urkiya falls under Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Urkiya notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Urkiya.

Urkiya is about 55 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urkiya is in Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Manoharpur is about 3.7 km away. Rourkela is about 34 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.