About Jhanakpur Village

Jhanakpur is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,405, made up of 714 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanakpur village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Baramkela
Pincode	496551
Area (hectares)	304.95 hectares
Population	1,405
Male Population	714
Female Population	691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Jhanakpur is the 16th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 304.95 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 993.

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 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 Jhanakpur from other places

Jhanakpur lies about 2.3 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 38 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	Baramkela	2.3 km
Nearest railway station	Raigarh	38 km

Villages closest to Jhanakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanakpur village had a population of 1,405. That makes it the 16th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Jhanakpur village has 714 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanakpur has about 968 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Jhanakpur is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanakpur covers 304.95 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 Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhanakpur is Raigarh, about 38 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 Jhanakpur.

Jhanakpur is about 2.3 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanakpur is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 2.3 km away. Raigarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.