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About Jarkataha Village

Jarkataha is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 122 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.7 hectares hectares.

Jarkataha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarkataha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 20.7 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 122
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarkataha compares

By the 2011 count Jarkataha is the 513th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 20.7 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Jarkataha

Jarkataha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jarkataha as Available within <5 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 Jarkataha from other places

Jarkataha lies about 21 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Peppeganj, about 6.0 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 Jarkataha
Nearest railway station Peppeganj 6.0 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 35 km

Villages closest to Jarkataha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarkataha village had a population of 258. That makes it the 513th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Jarkataha village has 122 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarkataha has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Jarkataha covers 20.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jarkataha falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jarkataha is Peppeganj, about 6.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jarkataha.

Jarkataha is about 21 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarkataha is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Peppeganj is about 6.0 km away. Gorakhpur is about 21 km away. Khajni is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Araji Haradar Bujurg (11 km), Araji Haredand Khurd (11 km) and Gosaipur (12 km).

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

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