About Jhunki Basanta Village

Jhunki Basanta is a small village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 228 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares.

Jhunki Basanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhunki Basanta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Dandkhora
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	448
Male Population	228
Female Population	220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhunki Basanta compares

By the 2011 count Jhunki Basanta is the 37th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Jhunki Basanta

Jhunki Basanta is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhunki Basanta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhunki Basanta from other places

Jhunki Basanta lies about 13 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Gorphar, about 4.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jhunki Basanta
Nearest railway station	Gorphar	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dandkhora	5.9 km
District headquarters	Katihar	13 km

Villages closest to Jhunki Basanta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dandkhora tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Jhunki Basanta

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhunki Basanta village had a population of 448. That makes it the 37th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Jhunki Basanta village has 228 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhunki Basanta has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Jhunki Basanta covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhunki Basanta falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhunki Basanta is Gorphar, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhunki Basanta.

Jhunki Basanta is about 13 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhunki Basanta is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Gorphar is about 4.7 km away. Dandkhora is about 5.9 km away. Katihar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.