Jarka, Jarmundi, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 12, 2024.

Geographic Location of Jarka


The village Jarka is located in Jarmundi C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Hathnama Gram Panchayat. It comes under Jarmundi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 31 kilometers away from Jarka.

Travel and Communication for Jarka


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Jarka


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Jarka is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Jarka is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Jarka


As per available data from the year 2009, 273 persons live in 57 house holds in the village Jarka. There are 135 female individuals and 138 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.45% and males constitute 50.55% of the total population.

There are 43 scheduled castes persons of which 26 are females and 17 are males. Females constitute 60.47% and males constitute 39.53% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 15.75% of the total population.

Population density of Jarka is 301.36 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Jarka


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Total area of Jarka is 90.59 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 17.2 ha. About 10.05 ha is un-irrigated area. About 7.23 ha is irrigated area. About 3.14 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 4.09 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 9.1 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 5.28 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 6 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.36 ha is culturable waste land. About 5.2 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 45.45 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Jarka


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Kushmaha, which is 5-10 kms away from Jarka.

There is a government primary school in the village Jarka.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Dudhani, which is less than 5 kms away from Jarka.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Jarmundi, which is 5-10 kms away from Jarka.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Jarmundi, which is 5-10 kms away from Jarka.

Colleges in Jarka


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Jarka.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Deoghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Jarka.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Jarka.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Jarka.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Jarka.

Other Educational Facilities in Jarka


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Jarka.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Jarka.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Jarka.

Healthcare Facilities in Jarka


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Jarka.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Jarka.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Jarka.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Jarka.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Jarka.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Jarka.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Jarka.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Jarka.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Jarka.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Jarka.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Jarka.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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