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About Jhika Village

Jhika is a mid sized village in Champa tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 354 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495687, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhika village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Champa
Pincode 495687
Area (hectares) 139.48 hectares
Population 738
Male Population 354
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhika compares

By the 2011 count Jhika is the 69th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,887 residents. Its 139.48 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Jhika

Jhika is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhika 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhika from other places

Jhika lies about 28 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 7.3 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 Jhika
Nearest railway station Baradwar 7.3 km
Nearest town Saktī 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Champa 19 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 28 km

Villages closest to Jhika

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhika village had a population of 738. That makes it the 69th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,887 residents.

Jhika village has 354 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhika has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Jhika is 495687. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhika covers 139.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhika falls under Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhika is Baradwar, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Jhika is about 28 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhika is in Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Baradwar is about 7.3 km away. Saktī is about 16 km away. Champa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachanda (under 2 km), Charpara (2.3 km) and Jhirna (2.7 km).

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

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