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About Jhunjhi Village

Jhunjhi is a mid sized village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 243 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhunjhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhunjhi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814141
Area (hectares) 114.84 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 243
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
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 Jhunjhi compares

By the 2011 count Jhunjhi is the 76th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 114.84 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Jhunjhi

Jhunjhi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhunjhi 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 Jhajha, Jhakhia, Jhanakpur and Jhilua. 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 Jhunjhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhunjhi village had a population of 516. That makes it the 76th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Jhunjhi village has 243 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhunjhi has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

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

Jhunjhi covers 114.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhunjhi falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jhunjhi 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 Jhunjhi.

Jhunjhi 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 Jhunjhi today is likely to be higher.

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