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About Jhanti Village

Jhanti is a small village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 121, made up of 61 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanti village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 121
Male Population 61
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanti compares

By the 2011 count Jhanti is the 134th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Jhanti

Jhanti is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhanti as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jhanti from other places

Jhanti lies about 90 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Lalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station, about 4.3 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 Jhanti
Nearest railway station Lalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station 4.3 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 22 km
District headquarters Chatra 90 km

Villages closest to Jhanti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanti village had a population of 121. That makes it the 134th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Jhanti village has 61 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanti has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Jhanti is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanti covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhanti falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhanti is Lalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station, about 4.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhanti.

Jhanti is about 90 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanti is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Lalgarh Bihar Halt Railway Station is about 4.3 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 8.7 km away. Pratappur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gerua (under 2 km), Bhandar (under 2 km) and Kundi (6.1 km).

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

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