About Jurka Village

Jurka is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,829, made up of 939 males and 890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jurka village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Kashipur
Pincode	244713
Area (hectares)	400.77 hectares
Population	1,829
Male Population	939
Female Population	890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jurka compares

By the 2011 count Jurka is the 22nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,977 residents. Its 400.77 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Jurka

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

How far is Jurka from other places

Jurka lies about 35 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Pirumadara, about 9.2 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 Jurka
Nearest railway station	Pirumadara	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kashipur	10 km
District headquarters	Udham Singh Nagar	35 km

Villages closest to Jurka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jurka village had a population of 1,829. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,977 residents.

Jurka village has 939 males and 890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jurka has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Jurka is 244713. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jurka covers 400.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jurka falls under Kashipur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jurka is Pirumadara, about 9.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jurka.

Jurka is about 35 km from Udham Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jurka is in Kashipur tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Pirumadara is about 9.2 km away. Kashipur is about 10 km away. Udham Singh Nagar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.