About Jhiki Village

Jhiki is a small village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 219 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhiki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhiki village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Lapung
Pincode	835234
Area (hectares)	295 hectares
Population	427
Male Population	219
Female Population	208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhiki compares

By the 2011 count Jhiki is the 60th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Jhiki

Jhiki is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhiki as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jhiki from other places

Jhiki lies about 40 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 9.8 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 Jhiki
Tehsil headquarters	Lapung	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Govindpur Road	9.8 km
Nearest town	Khunti	30 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	40 km

Villages closest to Jhiki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhiki village had a population of 427. That makes it the 60th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Jhiki village has 219 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhiki has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Jhiki is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhiki covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhiki falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhiki is Govindpur Road, about 9.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhiki.

Jhiki is about 40 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhiki is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 5.6 km away. Govindpur Road is about 9.8 km away. Khunti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.