Jurkela is a village in Kolebira mandal, Simdega district, Jharkhand, with a population of 967 across 195 households. The village has a literacy rate of 57.4% and is situated at coordinates 22.766°N, 84.726°E.
By population, Jurkela ranks #31 of 53 villages in Kolebira mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jurkela is a village of 967 people in 195 households (Census 2011) in Kolebira block, Simdega district, Jharkhand, the 31st-largest of 53 villages in Kolebira block. Literacy is 57%, 2 points below the block average, and the sex ratio is 1,010 women per 1,000 men. It lies 51 km from the Simdega district centre, 46 km from Sisai, the nearest town, 21 km from Kurkura railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 835211, served by Kolebira post office; the LGD village code is 376672. The nearest hospital or health centre is Nanhi Clinic, 6 km away. The sarpanch is ANJU RINA MINZ, and the village votes in Sisai assembly constituency, represented by Jiga Susaran Horo. The population is estimated at 1,140 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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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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