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About Jhinjhari Village

Jhinjhari is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 971, made up of 458 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhinjhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhinjhari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 489.33 hectares
Population 971
Male Population 458
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhinjhari compares

By the 2011 count Jhinjhari is the 73rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 489.33 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Jhinjhari

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

Jhinjhari lies about 39 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 7.8 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 Jhinjhari
Nearest railway station Paniajob 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 13 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 39 km

Villages closest to Jhinjhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhinjhari village had a population of 971. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Jhinjhari village has 458 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhinjhari has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Jhinjhari is 491557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhinjhari covers 489.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhinjhari falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Jhinjhari is Paniajob, about 7.8 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 Jhinjhari.

Jhinjhari is about 39 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhinjhari is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Paniajob is about 7.8 km away. Dongargarh is about 13 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muglani (2.5 km), Madiyan (2.7 km) and Barampur (3.3 km).

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

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