About Jhirkamunda Village

Jhirkamunda is a mid sized village in Kurdeg tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,106, made up of 566 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhirkamunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhirkamunda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Kurdeg
Pincode	835212
Area (hectares)	72 hectares
Population	1,106
Male Population	566
Female Population	540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhirkamunda compares

By the 2011 count Jhirkamunda is the 17th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Jhirkamunda

Jhirkamunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhirkamunda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhirkamunda from other places

Jhirkamunda lies about 39 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Garposh, about 58 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 Jhirkamunda
Tehsil headquarters	Kurdeg	under 2 km
Nearest town	Jashpur Nagar	35 km
District headquarters	Simdega	39 km
Nearest railway station	Garposh	58 km

Villages closest to Jhirkamunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhirkamunda village had a population of 1,106. That makes it the 17th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Jhirkamunda village has 566 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhirkamunda has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Jhirkamunda is 835212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhirkamunda covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhirkamunda falls under Kurdeg tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhirkamunda is Garposh, about 58 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhirkamunda.

Jhirkamunda is about 39 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhirkamunda is in Kurdeg tehsil of Simdega district. Kurdeg is about under 2 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 35 km away. Simdega is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.