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About Jhunjharakasa Village

Jhunjharakasa is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 804, made up of 399 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493773, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhunjharakasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhunjharakasa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493773
Area (hectares) 398.4 hectares
Population 804
Male Population 399
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhunjharakasa compares

By the 2011 count Jhunjharakasa is the 65th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 398.4 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Jhunjharakasa

Jhunjharakasa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhunjharakasa as Available. 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 Jhunjharakasa from other places

Jhunjharakasa lies about 42 km from Dhamtari. 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 Jhunjharakasa
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 20 km
Nearest town Kānker 32 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 42 km

Villages closest to Jhunjharakasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhunjharakasa village had a population of 804. That makes it the 65th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Jhunjharakasa village has 399 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhunjharakasa has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Jhunjharakasa is 493773. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhunjharakasa covers 398.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhunjharakasa falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Jhunjharakasa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhunjharakasa.

Jhunjharakasa is about 42 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhunjharakasa is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 20 km away. Kānker is about 32 km away. Dhamtari is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banspani (3.9 km), Murumtara (3.9 km) and Amdi (4.1 km).

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

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