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About Jhanakpur Village

Jhanakpur is a small village in Dabhra tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 206 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495688, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanakpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Dabhra
Pincode 495688
Area (hectares) 91.37 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 206
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Jhanakpur is the 113th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 91.37 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Jhanakpur

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

Jhanakpur lies about 52 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Jharadih, about 26 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 Jhanakpur
Tehsil headquarters Dabhra 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Jharadih 26 km
Nearest town Saktī 29 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 52 km

Villages closest to Jhanakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanakpur village had a population of 422. That makes it the 113th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Jhanakpur village has 206 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanakpur has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Jhanakpur is 495688. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanakpur covers 91.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhanakpur falls under Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhanakpur is Jharadih, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jhanakpur.

Jhanakpur is about 52 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanakpur is in Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Dabhra is about 6.0 km away. Jharadih is about 26 km away. Saktī is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siriyagarh (under 2 km), Sukhapali (under 2 km) and Manjarkud (1.6 km).

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

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