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About Jhankar Village

Jhankar is a mid sized village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,571, made up of 835 males and 736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhankar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bashohli
Pincode 184201
Area (hectares) 1148 hectares
Population 1,571
Male Population 835
Female Population 736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhankar compares

By the 2011 count Jhankar is the 20th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 1148 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Jhankar

Jhankar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhankar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Jhankar from other places

Jhankar lies about 41 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 36 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 Jhankar
Tehsil headquarters Bashohli 30 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 36 km
District headquarters Kathua 41 km

Villages closest to Jhankar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhankar village had a population of 1,571. That makes it the 20th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Jhankar village has 835 males and 736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhankar has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Jhankar is 184201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhankar covers 1148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhankar falls under Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Jhankar is Budhi, about 36 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhankar.

Jhankar is about 41 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhankar is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Bashohli is about 30 km away. Budhi is about 36 km away. Kathua 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 Kagrod (under 2 km), Kailtri (under 2 km) and Phikar (under 2 km).

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

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