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About Jhanjhari Village

Jhanjhari is a large village in Nilokheri tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,225, made up of 1,147 males and 1,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanjhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjhari village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Nilokheri
Pincode 132116
Area (hectares) 249 hectares
Population 2,225
Male Population 1,147
Female Population 1,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhanjhari compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjhari is the 29th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,148 residents. Its 249 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Jhanjhari

Jhanjhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhanjhari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhanjhari from other places

Jhanjhari lies about 6.9 km from Karnal, and the nearest railway station is Bhaini Khurd, about 1.6 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 Jhanjhari
Nearest railway station Bhaini Khurd 1.6 km
Nearest town Tirāwari 6.8 km
District headquarters Karnal 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nilokheri 10 km

Villages closest to Jhanjhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjhari village had a population of 2,225. That makes it the 29th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,148 residents.

Jhanjhari village has 1,147 males and 1,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjhari has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Jhanjhari is 132116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanjhari covers 249 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhanjhari falls under Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Jhanjhari is Bhaini Khurd, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhanjhari.

Jhanjhari is about 6.9 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanjhari is in Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal district. Bhaini Khurd is about 1.6 km away. Tirāwari is about 6.8 km away. Karnal is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadupur (under 2 km), Bhaini Khurd (1.8 km) and Shamgarh (2.8 km).

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

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