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About Sinjuri Village

Sinjuri is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 831, made up of 422 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526 hectares hectares.

Sinjuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sinjuri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 526 hectares
Population 831
Male Population 422
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sinjuri compares

By the 2011 count Sinjuri is the 33rd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 526 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Sinjuri

Sinjuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sinjuri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sinjuri from other places

Sinjuri lies about 33 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 24 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 Sinjuri
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 33 km
District headquarters Khunti 33 km

Villages closest to Sinjuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sinjuri village had a population of 831. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Sinjuri village has 422 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sinjuri has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Sinjuri covers 526 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sinjuri falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sinjuri is Chakradharpur, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Sinjuri.

Sinjuri is about 33 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sinjuri is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Chakradharpur is about 24 km away. Erki is about 33 km away. Khunti is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kochang (under 2 km), Tutui (2.5 km) and Ichahatu (2.7 km).

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

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