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About Mirkajoka Village

Mirkajoka is a small village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 21 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 381 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mirkajoka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirkajoka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 29.02 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 21
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 381
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 Mirkajoka compares

By the 2011 count Mirkajoka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 29.02 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Mirkajoka

Mirkajoka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mirkajoka 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 Mirkajoka from other places

Mirkajoka lies about 7.3 km from Barhait, and the nearest railway station is Sahibganj, 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 Mirkajoka
Nearest railway station Sahibganj 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 7.3 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 7.3 km

Villages closest to Mirkajoka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirkajoka village had a population of 29. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Mirkajoka village has 21 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirkajoka has about 381 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Mirkajoka is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mirkajoka covers 29.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mirkajoka falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

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

Mirkajoka is about 7.3 km from Barhait in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirkajoka is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Sahibganj is about 7.0 km away. Barhait is about 7.3 km away. Sāhibganj is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirkabedo (under 2 km), Bedo Chitrgora (2.9 km) and Dumbari Bedo I (2.9 km).

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

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