By population, Jarka ranks #64 of 336 villages in Nayagram mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jarka is a village of 668 people in 124 households (Census 2011) in Nayagram block, Jhargram district, West Bengal, the 64th-largest of 336 villages in Nayagram block. Literacy is 52%, 4 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,030 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 721135, served by Kultikri post office; the LGD village code is 341024. The sarpanch is jyotsna patra dutta, and the village votes in Nayagram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Amiya Kisku. The population is estimated at 788 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nayagram →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarka · this village | 668 | 52% | — |
| Nayagram · Nayagram | 2,300 | 61% | — |
| Kamala Pur · Nayagram | 1,924 | 75% | — |
| Tuphria · Nayagram | 1,523 | 41% | — |
| Kurchi Bani · Nayagram | 1,323 | 62% | — |
| Shital Pura · Nayagram | 1,174 | 45% | — |
| Nimai Nagar · Nayagram | 1,115 | 49% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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