About Phirka Village

Phirka is a small village in Jaldega tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 84 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phirka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phirka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Jaldega
Pincode	835211
Area (hectares)	241.55 hectares
Population	179
Male Population	84
Female Population	95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,131
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Phirka compares

By the 2011 count Phirka is the 55th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 241.55 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Phirka

Phirka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Phirka 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Phirka from other places

Phirka lies about 44 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Tati, about 3.3 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 Phirka
Nearest railway station	Tati	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaldega	12 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	26 km
District headquarters	Simdega	44 km

Villages closest to Phirka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Phirka village had a population of 179. That makes it the 55th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Phirka village has 84 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phirka has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Phirka is 835211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phirka covers 241.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Phirka falls under Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Phirka is Tati, about 3.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Phirka.

Phirka is about 44 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phirka is in Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district. Tati is about 3.3 km away. Jaldega is about 12 km away. Birmitrapur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.