About Jhunka Village

Jhunka is a small village in Amrapara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 137 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhunka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhunka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Amrapara
Pincode	814111
Area (hectares)	99.55 hectares
Population	284
Male Population	137
Female Population	147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,073
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhunka compares

By the 2011 count Jhunka is the 73rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 99.55 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Jhunka

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

Jhunka lies about 48 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Pinargaria, about 5.3 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 Jhunka
Nearest railway station	Pinargaria	5.3 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amrapara	30 km
District headquarters	Pakur	48 km

Villages closest to Jhunka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhunka village had a population of 284. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Jhunka village has 137 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhunka has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Jhunka is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhunka covers 99.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhunka falls under Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhunka is Pinargaria, about 5.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhunka.

Jhunka is about 48 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhunka is in Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district. Pinargaria is about 5.3 km away. Rampur Hat is about 18 km away. Amrapara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.