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About Jhinkni Village

Jhinkni is a mid sized village in Kumbhraj tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 308 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 789 females per 1000 males. The village covers 910 hectares hectares.

Jhinkni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhinkni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Kumbhraj
Area (hectares) 910 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 308
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 789
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhinkni compares

By the 2011 count Jhinkni is the 69th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 670 residents. Its 910 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 902.

Getting to Jhinkni

Jhinkni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhinkni as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhinkni from other places

Jhinkni lies about 44 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Bhulon, about 15 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 Jhinkni
Nearest railway station Bhulon 15 km
Nearest town Chhabra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumbhraj 22 km
District headquarters Guna 44 km

Villages closest to Jhinkni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhinkni village had a population of 551. That makes it the 69th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 670 residents.

Jhinkni village has 308 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhinkni has about 789 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

Jhinkni covers 910 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhinkni falls under Kumbhraj tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhinkni is Bhulon, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Jhinkni.

Jhinkni is about 44 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhinkni is in Kumbhraj tehsil of Guna district. Bhulon is about 15 km away. Chhabra is about 18 km away. Kumbhraj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banka Kheda (2.3 km), Motipura Abad (4.3 km) and Jamonya Jagir (5.3 km).

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

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