About Jilingkel Village

Jilingkel is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,128, made up of 567 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 743 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jilingkel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jilingkel village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	743 hectares
Population	1,128
Male Population	567
Female Population	561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jilingkel compares

By the 2011 count Jilingkel is the 16th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 743 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Jilingkel

Jilingkel is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jilingkel as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jilingkel from other places

Jilingkel lies about 19 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 34 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 Jilingkel
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	15 km
District headquarters	Khunti	19 km
Nearest railway station	Bingaon	34 km

Villages closest to Jilingkel

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

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Common questions about Jilingkel

As per the Census of India 2011, Jilingkel village had a population of 1,128. That makes it the 16th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Jilingkel village has 567 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jilingkel has about 989 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Jilingkel is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jilingkel covers 743 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jilingkel falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jilingkel is Bingaon, about 34 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 - 10 km distance for Jilingkel.

Jilingkel is about 19 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jilingkel is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 15 km away. Khunti is about 19 km away. Bingaon is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.