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About Jhonka Village

Jhonka is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 767, made up of 381 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhonka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhonka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493332
Area (hectares) 277.65 hectares
Population 767
Male Population 381
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhonka compares

By the 2011 count Jhonka is the 100th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 277.65 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Jhonka

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

Jhonka lies about 76 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 20 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 Jhonka
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 4.5 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 20 km
District headquarters Raipur 76 km

Villages closest to Jhonka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Jhonka

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhonka village had a population of 767. That makes it the 100th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Jhonka village has 381 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhonka has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Jhonka is 493332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhonka covers 277.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhonka falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhonka is Nipania, about 20 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 Jhonka.

Jhonka is about 76 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhonka is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 4.5 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 4.5 km away. Nipania is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Latuwa (under 2 km), Mohtara (1.6 km) and Suklabhata (2.7 km).

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

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