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About Jhani Village

Jhani is a small village in Bishrampur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 3 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Bishrampur
Pincode 822124
Area (hectares) 9.63 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 3
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhani compares

By the 2011 count Jhani is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,072 residents. Its 9.63 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Jhani

Jhani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Halga, Hansdaga, Jamari and Jarka. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhani village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,072 residents.

Jhani village has 3 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhani has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Jhani is 822124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhani covers 9.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhani falls under Bishrampur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Jhani notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhani.

Jhani is in Bishrampur tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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