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About Jhankaul Village

Jhankaul is a mid sized village in Sidhaw tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 369 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.6 hectares hectares.

Jhankaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhankaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Sidhaw
Area (hectares) 54.6 hectares
Population 712
Male Population 369
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhankaul compares

By the 2011 count Jhankaul is the 128th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 54.6 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Jhankaul

Jhankaul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhankaul 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhankaul from other places

Jhankaul lies about 76 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gurli Ramgarhwa, about 4.9 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 Jhankaul
Nearest railway station Gurli Ramgarhwa 4.9 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sidhaw 30 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 76 km

Villages closest to Jhankaul

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

Common questions about Jhankaul

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhankaul village had a population of 712. That makes it the 128th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Jhankaul village has 369 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhankaul has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Jhankaul covers 54.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhankaul falls under Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhankaul is Gurli Ramgarhwa, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jhankaul.

Jhankaul is about 76 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhankaul is in Sidhaw tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gurli Ramgarhwa is about 4.9 km away. Mahārāganj is about 18 km away. Sidhaw is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karmaha (1.8 km), Gangaulia (2.1 km) and Khiria Urf Gamharia (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jhankaul today is likely to be higher.

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