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About Jhumka Village

Jhumka is a large village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,943, made up of 1,453 males and 1,490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 613.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhumka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhumka village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 494450
Area (hectares) 613.6 hectares
Population 2,943
Male Population 1,453
Female Population 1,490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhumka compares

By the 2011 count Jhumka is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 613.6 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Jhumka

Jhumka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhumka as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jhumka from other places

Jhumka lies about 141 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Sakti, about 41 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 Jhumka
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 20 km
Nearest town Saraipali 38 km
Nearest railway station Sakti 41 km
District headquarters Raipur 141 km

Villages closest to Jhumka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhumka village had a population of 2,943. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Jhumka village has 1,453 males and 1,490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhumka has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Jhumka is 494450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhumka covers 613.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhumka falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhumka is Sakti, about 41 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 km distance for Jhumka.

Jhumka is about 141 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhumka is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 20 km away. Saraipali is about 38 km away. Sakti is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charbhatha (1.8 km), Sarsinwa (1.8 km) and Pipardula (1.9 km).

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

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