About Jhunkar Village

Jhunkar is a mid sized village in Itarsi tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,276, made up of 651 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564.34 hectares hectares.

Jhunkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhunkar village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Hoshangabad
Tehsil	Itarsi
Area (hectares)	564.34 hectares
Population	1,276
Male Population	651
Female Population	625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhunkar compares

By the 2011 count Jhunkar is the 32nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents. Its 564.34 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Jhunkar

Jhunkar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhunkar as Available within 5 - 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 Jhunkar from other places

Jhunkar lies about 39 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Saheli, about 8.7 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 Jhunkar
Nearest railway station	Saheli	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Itarsi	24 km
Nearest town	Itārsi	24 km
District headquarters	Hoshangabad	39 km

Villages closest to Jhunkar

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

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Common questions about Jhunkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhunkar village had a population of 1,276. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,011 residents.

Jhunkar village has 651 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhunkar has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Jhunkar covers 564.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhunkar falls under Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhunkar is Saheli, about 8.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhunkar.

Jhunkar is about 39 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhunkar is in Itarsi tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Saheli is about 8.7 km away. Itarsi is about 24 km away. Itārsi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.