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About Jhankari Village

Jhankari is a small village in Chinour tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 207 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 474001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhankari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhankari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Chinour
Pincode 474001
Area (hectares) 502 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 207
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhankari compares

By the 2011 count Jhankari is the 60th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 502 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Jhankari

Jhankari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhankari as Available within 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 Jhankari from other places

Jhankari lies about 26 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Antri, about 13 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 Jhankari
Nearest railway station Antri 13 km
Nearest town Dabra 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinour 26 km
District headquarters Gwalior 26 km

Villages closest to Jhankari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhankari village had a population of 385. That makes it the 60th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Jhankari village has 207 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhankari has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Jhankari is 474001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhankari covers 502 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhankari falls under Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhankari is Antri, about 13 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 - 10 km distance for Jhankari.

Jhankari is about 26 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhankari is in Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district. Antri is about 13 km away. Dabra is about 26 km away. Chinour is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipraua (2.3 km), Amroul (2.9 km) and Rajaua (3.4 km).

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

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