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About Jhapaniya Village

Jhapaniya is a mid sized village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 878, made up of 466 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares.

Jhapaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhapaniya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Bashant Rai
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 878
Male Population 466
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhapaniya compares

By the 2011 count Jhapaniya is the 46th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jhapaniya

Jhapaniya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhapaniya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Jhapaniya from other places

Jhapaniya lies about 20 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 18 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 Jhapaniya
Tehsil headquarters Bashant Rai 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Punsia 18 km
District headquarters Godda 20 km

Villages closest to Jhapaniya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashant Rai 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 Jhapaniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhapaniya village had a population of 878. That makes it the 46th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Jhapaniya village has 466 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhapaniya has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Jhapaniya covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhapaniya falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhapaniya is Punsia, about 18 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 and private bus service as Available for Jhapaniya.

Jhapaniya is about 20 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhapaniya is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Bashant Rai is about 2.8 km away. Punsia is about 18 km away. Godda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Dhapra (under 2 km), Dhapra (under 2 km) and Dhapra Kita (under 2 km).

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

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