# Irku Village, Sonahatu, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonahatu, Ranchi 

# Irku

Irku is a village in Sonahatu sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835204**. The 2011 Census counted **704 people in 169 households**, the 36th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 704people (2011)
- 169households
- 68.2%literacy
- 835204PIN code

## Irku PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Irku is 835204.** Irku falls in Sonahatu sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835204
- Gram panchayatJamudag
- Community development blockSonahatu
- Census village code373935

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

## How far is Irku from nearby towns?

- Sonahatu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)70 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)70 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 Irku?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Irku; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bundu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bundu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Irku known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 24% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Irku

Of every 100 households in Irku in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Irku · ■ Sonahatu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**8%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**30%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Irku?

■ Irku · ■ Sonahatu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774**

**946

Working population ****60.4%**

**56.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 54.5% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 417 (98%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Sonahatu

- Mahuldih836 people
- Pandadih829 people
- Kuriamu744 people
- Sigid726 people
- Magandih704 people
- Rugri703 people
- Konkadih700 people
- Churkudih684 people

[All 64 villages in Sonahatu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/sonahatu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Irku?835204
- How far is Irku from Ranchi?70 km by road
- What is the population of Irku?704 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Irku in?Ranchi district (Sonahatu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Irku?68.2% (Census 2011)