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About Jhunki Village

Jhunki is a small village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 30 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 733 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Jhunki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhunki village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 30
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 733
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhunki compares

By the 2011 count Jhunki is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Jhunki

Jhunki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhunki as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ikra, Ikra Istamrar, Islampur and Jalkar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhunki

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhunki village had a population of 52. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Jhunki village has 30 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhunki has about 733 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Jhunki covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhunki falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Jhunki notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Jhunki.

Jhunki is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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