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About Jani Village

Jani is a small village in Mandro tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 94 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 745 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Mandro
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 94.7 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 94
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 745
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jani compares

By the 2011 count Jani is the 85th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 94.7 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1014.

Getting to Jani

Jani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jani as Available within <5 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 Jani from other places

Jani lies about 8.8 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karamtola, about under 2 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 Jani
Nearest railway station Karamtola under 2 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 8.8 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandro 12 km

Villages closest to Jani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jani village had a population of 164. That makes it the 85th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Jani village has 94 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jani has about 745 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Jani is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jani covers 94.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jani falls under Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jani is Karamtola, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jani.

Jani is about 8.8 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jani is in Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district. Karamtola is about under 2 km away. Sahibganj is about 8.8 km away. Sāhibganj is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chua (under 2 km), Daminbhita (under 2 km) and Amjora (under 2 km).

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

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