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About Tholka Village

Tholka is a small village in Saraikela tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 138 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tholka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tholka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Saraikela
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 75.22 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 138
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tholka compares

By the 2011 count Tholka is the 110th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 435 residents. Its 75.22 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Tholka

Tholka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tholka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tholka from other places

Tholka lies about 23 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Pandrasali, about 5.8 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 Tholka
Nearest railway station Pandrasali 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraikela 9.2 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 12 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 23 km

Villages closest to Tholka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tholka village had a population of 260. That makes it the 110th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 435 residents.

Tholka village has 138 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tholka has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Tholka is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tholka covers 75.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tholka falls under Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tholka is Pandrasali, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tholka.

Tholka is about 23 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tholka is in Saraikela tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Pandrasali is about 5.8 km away. Saraikela is about 9.2 km away. Chāībāsa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ragragi (1.7 km), Hurangda (1.8 km) and Pathanmara (2.3 km).

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

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