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About Joka Village

Joka is a small village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 81 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731103
Area (hectares) 147.8 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 81
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Joka compares

By the 2011 count Joka is the 93rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 147.8 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 955.

Getting to Joka

Joka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Joka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Joka from other places

Joka lies about 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pinargaria, about 15 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 Joka
Nearest railway station Pinargaria 15 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri I 19 km
District headquarters Birbhum 19 km

Villages closest to Joka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri I 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 Joka

As per the Census of India 2011, Joka village had a population of 168. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Joka village has 81 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joka has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Joka is 731103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joka covers 147.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Joka falls under Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Joka is Pinargaria, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Joka.

Joka is about 19 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joka is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Pinargaria is about 15 km away. Nalhāti is about 17 km away. Suri I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itagaria (5.7 km), Bhandirban (6.4 km) and Mohanpur (6.9 km).

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

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