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About Jhimuli Village

Jhimuli is a mid sized village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,065, made up of 558 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhimuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhimuli village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 282 hectares
Population 1,065
Male Population 558
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhimuli compares

By the 2011 count Jhimuli is the 41st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 282 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Jhimuli

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

How far is Jhimuli from other places

Jhimuli lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Jhimuli
Nearest railway station Taljhari 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km

Villages closest to Jhimuli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhimuli village had a population of 1,065. That makes it the 41st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Jhimuli village has 558 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhimuli has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Jhimuli is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhimuli covers 282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhimuli falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhimuli is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhimuli.

Jhimuli is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhimuli is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Barhait is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Argandi (under 2 km), Bastadih (under 2 km) and Bedomori (under 2 km).

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

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