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About Jarka Village

Jarka is a small village in Garbeta III tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 145 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta III
Pincode 721127
Area (hectares) 61.39 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 145
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarka compares

By the 2011 count Jarka is the 115th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 793 residents. Its 61.39 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Jarka

Jarka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jarka as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jalua, Jam Bani, Jambani and Jamdahar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jarka

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarka village had a population of 305. That makes it the 115th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 793 residents.

Jarka village has 145 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarka has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Jarka is 721127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarka covers 61.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarka falls under Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jarka notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Jarka.

Jarka is in Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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