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About Jingi Village

Jingi is a large village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,179, made up of 1,087 males and 1,092 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jingi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jingi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kuru
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 410 hectares
Population 2,179
Male Population 1,087
Female Population 1,092
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jingi compares

By the 2011 count Jingi is the 10th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Jingi

Jingi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jingi as Available within 5 - 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 Jingi from other places

Jingi lies about 18 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Akashi, about 9.6 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 Jingi
Tehsil headquarters Kuru 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Akashi 9.6 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 18 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 18 km

Villages closest to Jingi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jingi village had a population of 2,179. That makes it the 10th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Jingi village has 1,087 males and 1,092 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jingi has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Jingi is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jingi covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jingi falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jingi is Akashi, about 9.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jingi.

Jingi is about 18 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jingi is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Kuru is about 6.2 km away. Akashi is about 9.6 km away. Lohardaga is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jonjro (under 2 km), Tan (under 2 km) and Urumuru (under 2 km).

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

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