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About Sirka Village

Sirka is a large village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,550, made up of 1,302 males and 1,248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835103
Area (hectares) 546 hectares
Population 2,550
Male Population 1,302
Female Population 1,248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirka compares

By the 2011 count Sirka is the 11th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 546 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Sirka

Sirka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sirka as Available within village. 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 Sirka from other places

Sirka lies about 22 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gangaghat, about 7.0 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 Sirka
Tehsil headquarters Angara 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Gangaghat 7.0 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 22 km
District headquarters Ranchi 22 km

Villages closest to Sirka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirka village had a population of 2,550. That makes it the 11th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Sirka village has 1,302 males and 1,248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirka has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Sirka is 835103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirka covers 546 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirka falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sirka is Gangaghat, about 7.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sirka.

Sirka is about 22 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirka is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Angara is about 2.4 km away. Gangaghat is about 7.0 km away. Chitarpur 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 Maheshpur (under 2 km), Narayansoso (under 2 km) and Cheldagsoso (under 2 km).

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

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