About Jhanki Village

Jhanki is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,138, made up of 579 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanki village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Nawagarh
Pincode	495006
Area (hectares)	376.39 hectares
Population	1,138
Male Population	579
Female Population	559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanki compares

By the 2011 count Jhanki is the 54th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 376.39 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Jhanki

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

Jhanki lies about 86 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 45 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 Jhanki
Tehsil headquarters	Nawagarh	7.7 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	21 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	45 km
District headquarters	Durg	86 km

Villages closest to Jhanki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanki village had a population of 1,138. That makes it the 54th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Jhanki village has 579 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanki has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Jhanki is 495006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanki covers 376.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhanki falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhanki is Hathbandh, about 45 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 Jhanki.

Jhanki is about 86 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanki is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 7.7 km away. Mungeli is about 21 km away. Hathbandh is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.