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About Jonka Village

Jonka is one of the larger villages in Udhwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,024, made up of 2,613 males and 2,411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jonka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jonka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Udhwa
Pincode 816108
Area (hectares) 491 hectares
Population 5,024
Male Population 2,613
Female Population 2,411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jonka compares

By the 2011 count Jonka is the 11th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents. Its 491 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Jonka

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

Jonka lies about 33 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Dhamdhamia, about 3.8 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 Jonka
Nearest railway station Dhamdhamia 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Udhwa 7.5 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 9.1 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 33 km

Villages closest to Jonka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jonka village had a population of 5,024. That makes it the 11th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents.

Jonka village has 2,613 males and 2,411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jonka has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Jonka is 816108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jonka covers 491 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jonka falls under Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jonka is Dhamdhamia, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jonka.

Jonka is about 33 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jonka is in Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Dhamdhamia is about 3.8 km away. Udhwa is about 7.5 km away. Rājmahal is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sutiarpara (under 2 km), Muskapur (2.1 km) and Dharampur (3.6 km).

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

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