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About Bara Jhikpani Village

Bara Jhikpani is a mid sized village in Tonto tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,720, made up of 743 males and 977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,315 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Jhikpani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Jhikpani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Tonto
Pincode 833215
Area (hectares) 271.89 hectares
Population 1,720
Male Population 743
Female Population 977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,315
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bara Jhikpani compares

By the 2011 count Bara Jhikpani is the 7th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 821 residents. Its 271.89 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bara Jhikpani

Bara Jhikpani is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bara Jhikpani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Jhikpani from other places

Bara Jhikpani lies about 23 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Talaburu, about 5.4 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 Bara Jhikpani
Nearest railway station Talaburu 5.4 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Tonto 23 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 23 km

Villages closest to Bara Jhikpani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tonto 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 Bara Jhikpani

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Jhikpani village had a population of 1,720. That makes it the 7th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 821 residents.

Bara Jhikpani village has 743 males and 977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Jhikpani has about 1315 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bara Jhikpani is 833215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Jhikpani covers 271.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Jhikpani falls under Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Jhikpani is Talaburu, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara Jhikpani.

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

Bara Jhikpani is in Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Talaburu is about 5.4 km away. Chāībāsa is about 20 km away. Tonto 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 Daudunga (under 2 km), San Jhikpani (under 2 km) and Dokata (1.6 km).

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

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