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About Jhanpa Village

Jhanpa is a mid sized village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,168, made up of 603 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanpa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 83.46 hectares
Population 1,168
Male Population 603
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanpa compares

By the 2011 count Jhanpa is the 39th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 83.46 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Jhanpa

Jhanpa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhanpa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhanpa from other places

Jhanpa lies about 43 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 20 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 Jhanpa
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 20 km
Nearest town Bagaha 24 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 43 km

Villages closest to Jhanpa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanpa village had a population of 1,168. That makes it the 39th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Jhanpa village has 603 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanpa has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Jhanpa is 825406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanpa covers 83.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhanpa falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhanpa is Kathautia, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhanpa.

Jhanpa is about 43 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanpa is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 6.9 km away. Kathautia is about 20 km away. Bagaha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suji (under 2 km), Benduara (under 2 km) and Kolhua (under 2 km).

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

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