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About Jarkan Village

Jarkan is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 289 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarkan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarkan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 832113
Area (hectares) 241 hectares
Population 638
Male Population 289
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarkan compares

By the 2011 count Jarkan is the 80th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Jarkan

Jarkan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jarkan 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. The nearest villages by name are Ichamara, Itapokhar, Jadudih and Jambani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jarkan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarkan village had a population of 638. That makes it the 80th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Jarkan village has 289 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarkan has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Jarkan is 832113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarkan covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarkan falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jarkan notes the nearest railway station 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 Jarkan.

Jarkan is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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