# Urkiya Village, Manoharpur, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Manoharpur, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Urkiya

Urkiya is a village in Manoharpur sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833104**. The 2011 Census counted **1,140 people in 226 households**, the 17th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 1,140people (2011)
- 226households
- 56.3%literacy
- 833104PIN code

## Urkiya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Urkiya is 833104.** Urkiya falls in Manoharpur sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833104
- Gram panchayatBoranga
- Community development blockManoharpur
- Census village code377825

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Urkiya from nearby towns?

- Chaibasa (district HQ)400 km by road
- Raurkela (nearest town)60 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Urkiya?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Urkiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manoharpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Manoharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Urkiya known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 75% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Urkiya

Of every 100 households in Urkiya in 2011, 57 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Urkiya · ■ Manoharpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**94%

Tap water ****4%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****54%**

**44%

Television ****25%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Urkiya?

■ Urkiya · ■ Manoharpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**967

Working population ****58.9%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 44.6% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (9%) · **■** Marginal 535 (80%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Manoharpur

- Lailor1,290 people
- Samtha1,290 people
- Tumsai1,259 people
- Barpos1,143 people
- Kolpotka1,103 people
- Rongo1,092 people
- Rengalbera986 people
- Domloi972 people

[All 99 villages in Manoharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/manoharpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Urkiya?833104
- How far is Urkiya from Chaibasa?400 km by road
- What is the population of Urkiya?1,140 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Urkiya in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Manoharpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Urkiya?56.3% (Census 2011)