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About Sirka Village

Sirka is a mid sized village in Nimdih tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,284, made up of 658 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Nimdih
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 345 hectares
Population 1,284
Male Population 658
Female Population 626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sirka compares

By the 2011 count Sirka is the 24th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 345 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 954.

Getting to Sirka

The census records public bus service for Sirka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 78 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, 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
Nearest railway station Gangaghat 7.0 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Nimdih 32 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 78 km

Villages closest to Sirka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nimdih 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 1,284. That makes it the 24th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Sirka village has 658 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirka has about 951 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Sirka is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirka covers 345 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirka falls under Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sirka.

Sirka is about 78 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirka is in Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Gangaghat is about 7.0 km away. Chitarpur is about 22 km away. Nimdih is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatarma (8.8 km), Suridih (10 km) and Gouridih (13 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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