About Jankosasan Village

Jankosasan is a mid sized village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 290 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jankosasan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jankosasan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Khuntpani
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	297 hectares
Population	579
Male Population	290
Female Population	289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jankosasan compares

By the 2011 count Jankosasan is the 61st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 297 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Jankosasan

Jankosasan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jankosasan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jankosasan from other places

Jankosasan lies about 24 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 16 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 Jankosasan
Nearest railway station	Sonua	16 km
Nearest town	Chakradharpur	18 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khuntpani	29 km

Villages closest to Jankosasan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jankosasan village had a population of 579. That makes it the 61st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Jankosasan village has 290 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jankosasan has about 997 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 1020.

The pincode recorded for Jankosasan is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jankosasan covers 297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jankosasan falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jankosasan is Sonua, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jankosasan.

Jankosasan is about 24 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jankosasan is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Sonua is about 16 km away. Chakradharpur is about 18 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.