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About Jhatnitola Village

Jhatnitola is a mid sized village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 412 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhatnitola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhatnitola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 370 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 412
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 Jhatnitola compares

By the 2011 count Jhatnitola is the 35th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 370 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Jhatnitola

Jhatnitola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhatnitola 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 Jhatnitola from other places

Jhatnitola lies about 23 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 12 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 Jhatnitola
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 12 km
District headquarters Khunti 23 km

Villages closest to Jhatnitola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhatnitola village had a population of 820. That makes it the 35th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Jhatnitola village has 412 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhatnitola has about 990 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 1023.

The pincode recorded for Jhatnitola is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhatnitola covers 370 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhatnitola falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhatnitola is Govindpur Road, about 12 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 Jhatnitola.

Jhatnitola is about 23 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhatnitola is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Torpa is about 3.2 km away. Govindpur Road is about 12 km away. Khunti is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasmar (1.7 km), Tati (2.5 km) and Kajurda (2.8 km).

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

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