Urkiya, Manoharpur, West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Urkiya


The village Urkiya is located in Manoharpur C.D.Block of West Singhbhum District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Boranga Gram Panchayat. It comes under Manoharpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Raurkela, which is about 60 kilometers away from Urkiya.

Travel and Communication for Urkiya


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Urkiya,
West Singhbhum,
Jharkhand, India
PIN - 833104

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Urkiya


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

A brief summary of available data for Urkiya 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 Urkiya


As per available data from the year 2009, 1140 persons live in 226 house holds in the village Urkiya. There are 554 female individuals and 586 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.6% and males constitute 51.4% of the total population.

There are 705 scheduled tribes persons of which 341 are females and 364 are males. Females constitute 48.37% and males constitute 51.63% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 61.84% of the total population.

Population density of Urkiya is 378.3 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Urkiya


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Total area of Urkiya is 301.35 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 224.61 ha. About 116.98 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 5.22 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 3.31 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 3.31 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 8.92 ha is culturable waste land. About 9.46 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 5.5 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Urkiya


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Boranga, which is less than 5 kms away from Urkiya.

There is a government primary school in the village Urkiya.

There is a government middle school in the village Urkiya.

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

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

Colleges in Urkiya


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 Manoharpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Urkiya.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Urkiya


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Urkiya


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Urkiya.

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 1 doctors and 4 paramedical staff in the village Urkiya.

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

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Urkiya.

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Urkiya.

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

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Urkiya.

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

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