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About Jhunjki Village

Jhunjki is a small village in Kharsawan tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 139 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhunjki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhunjki village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kharsawan
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 228 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 139
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Jhunjki compares

By the 2011 count Jhunjki is the 96th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Jhunjki

Jhunjki is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhunjki 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 Jhunjki from other places

Jhunjki lies about 5.0 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Sini Junction, about 8.9 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 Jhunjki
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsawan 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Sini Junction 8.9 km
Nearest town Bhetia 27 km

Villages closest to Jhunjki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhunjki village had a population of 269. That makes it the 96th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Jhunjki village has 139 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhunjki has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Jhunjki is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhunjki covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhunjki falls under Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhunjki is Sini Junction, about 8.9 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 Jhunjki.

Jhunjki is about 5.0 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhunjki is in Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 5.0 km away. Kharsawan is about 8.4 km away. Sini Junction is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nowabera (under 2 km), Diriora (under 2 km) and Silpingda (1.8 km).

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

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