About Irku Village

Irku is a mid sized village in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 357 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Irku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Irku village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Sonahatu
Pincode	835204
Area (hectares)	201 hectares
Population	704
Male Population	357
Female Population	347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Irku compares

By the 2011 count Irku is the 36th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Irku

Irku is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Irku 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Irku from other places

Irku lies about 48 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Torang, about 10 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 Irku
Tehsil headquarters	Sonahatu	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Torang	10 km
Nearest town	Būndu	20 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	48 km

Villages closest to Irku

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Irku village had a population of 704. That makes it the 36th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Irku village has 357 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Irku has about 972 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Irku is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Irku covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Irku falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

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

Irku is about 48 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Irku is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Sonahatu is about 8.4 km away. Torang is about 10 km away. Būndu is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.