About Jurkela Village

Jurkela is a mid sized village in Kolebira tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 967, made up of 481 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669 hectares hectares.

Jurkela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jurkela village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Kolebira
Area (hectares)	669 hectares
Population	967
Male Population	481
Female Population	486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jurkela compares

By the 2011 count Jurkela is the 30th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,346 residents. Its 669 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Jurkela

Jurkela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jurkela as Available within 5 - 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 Jurkela from other places

Jurkela lies about 28 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 21 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 Jurkela
Tehsil headquarters	Kolebira	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	21 km
District headquarters	Simdega	28 km

Villages closest to Jurkela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jurkela village had a population of 967. That makes it the 30th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,346 residents.

Jurkela village has 481 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jurkela has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Jurkela covers 669 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jurkela falls under Kolebira tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jurkela is Kurkura, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jurkela.

Jurkela is about 28 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jurkela is in Kolebira tehsil of Simdega district. Kolebira is about 8.0 km away. Kurkura is about 21 km away. Simdega is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.