About Jhingakata Village

Jhingakata is a large village in Bahadurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,238, made up of 1,462 males and 1,776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,215 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhingakata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhingakata village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Bahadurganj
Pincode	855101
Area (hectares)	279 hectares
Population	3,238
Male Population	1,462
Female Population	1,776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,215
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhingakata compares

By the 2011 count Jhingakata is the 21st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Jhingakata

Jhingakata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhingakata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jhingakata from other places

Jhingakata lies about 27 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 19 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 Jhingakata
Tehsil headquarters	Bahadurganj	5.6 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	19 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	27 km

Villages closest to Jhingakata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bahadurganj 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 Jhingakata

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhingakata village had a population of 3,238. That makes it the 21st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents.

Jhingakata village has 1,462 males and 1,776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhingakata has about 1215 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Jhingakata is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhingakata covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhingakata falls under Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhingakata is Pawakhali, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhingakata.

Jhingakata is about 27 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhingakata is in Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahadurganj is about 5.6 km away. Bahādurganj is about 5.6 km away. Pawakhali is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.