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About Jhanakpur Village

Jhanakpur is a mid sized village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 368 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanakpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814141
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 368
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
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 Jhanakpur compares

By the 2011 count Jhanakpur is the 30th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Jhanakpur

Jhanakpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhanakpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Jartal, Jaruadih, Jhagrahi and Jhajha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhanakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanakpur village had a population of 733. That makes it the 30th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Jhanakpur village has 368 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanakpur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Jhanakpur is 814141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanakpur covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhanakpur falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jhanakpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Jhanakpur.

Jhanakpur is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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