About Jhinka Village

Jhinka is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 260 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhinka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhinka village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Gunderdehi
Pincode	491222
Area (hectares)	153.22 hectares
Population	536
Male Population	260
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhinka compares

By the 2011 count Jhinka is the 131st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 153.22 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Jhinka

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

Jhinka lies about 31 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Sikosa, about 7.8 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 Jhinka
Tehsil headquarters	Gunderdehi	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Sikosa	7.8 km
Nearest town	Balod	20 km
District headquarters	Durg	31 km

Villages closest to Jhinka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhinka village had a population of 536. That makes it the 131st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Jhinka village has 260 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhinka has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Jhinka is 491222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhinka covers 153.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhinka falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhinka is Sikosa, about 7.8 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Jhinka.

Jhinka is about 31 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhinka is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Gunderdehi is about 7.2 km away. Sikosa is about 7.8 km away. Balod is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.