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About Jhuni Village

Jhuni is a large village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,940, made up of 2,580 males and 2,360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 637 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhuni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 854301
Area (hectares) 637 hectares
Population 4,940
Male Population 2,580
Female Population 2,360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhuni compares

By the 2011 count Jhuni is the 9th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents. Its 637 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jhuni

The census records public bus service for Jhuni 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhuni from other places

Jhuni lies about 8.5 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 6.0 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 Jhuni
Nearest railway station Kirtyanand Nagar 6.0 km
District headquarters Purnia 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 10 km

Villages closest to Jhuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhuni village had a population of 4,940. That makes it the 9th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents.

Jhuni village has 2,580 males and 2,360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhuni has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jhuni is 854301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhuni covers 637 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhuni falls under Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhuni is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jhuni.

Jhuni is about 8.5 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhuni is in Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 6.0 km away. Purnia is about 8.5 km away. Srinagar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uchepur (2.2 km), Garhia (2.4 km) and Dangraha (3.6 km).

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

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