Jarkan, Gobindpur(Rajnagar), Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Jarkan


The village Jarkan is located in Gobindpur(Rajnagar) C.D.Block of Saraikela Kharsawan District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Gamaria Gram Panchayat. It comes under Gobindpur(rajnagar) Community Development Block. The nearest town is Jamshedpur, which is about 32 kilometers away from Jarkan.

Travel and Communication for Jarkan


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Jarkan


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

A brief summary of available data for Jarkan 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 Jarkan


As per available data from the year 2009, 638 persons live in 100 house holds in the village Jarkan. There are 349 female individuals and 289 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 54.7% and males constitute 45.3% of the total population.

There are 615 scheduled tribes persons of which 336 are females and 279 are males. Females constitute 54.63% and males constitute 45.37% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 96.39% of the total population.

Population density of Jarkan is 264.73 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Jarkan


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Total area of Jarkan is 241 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 70.79 ha.

About 16.5 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 21.02 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 10.84 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 31.91 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 56.18 ha is culturable waste land. About 12.16 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 21.6 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Jarkan


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

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

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

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Sarikela, which is more than 10 kms away from Jarkan.

Colleges in Jarkan


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 Hesal, which is more than 10 kms away from Jarkan.

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

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 Jarkan.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Jarkan


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 Jarkan.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Jarkan


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Jarkan.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Jarkan.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Jarkan.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Jarkan.

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

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Jarkan.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Jarkan.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Jarkan.

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

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Jarkan.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Jarkan.

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

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