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About Jhunku Village

Jhunku is a large village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,974, made up of 1,596 males and 1,378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.08 hectares hectares.

Jhunku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhunku village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Deori
Area (hectares) 217.08 hectares
Population 2,974
Male Population 1,596
Female Population 1,378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhunku compares

By the 2011 count Jhunku is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 217.08 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Jhunku

Jhunku is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhunku as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhunku from other places

Jhunku lies about 57 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Girwar, about 49 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 Jhunku
Tehsil headquarters Deori under 2 km
Nearest town Deori Khās under 2 km
Nearest railway station Girwar 49 km
District headquarters Sagar 57 km

Villages closest to Jhunku

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhunku village had a population of 2,974. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Jhunku village has 1,596 males and 1,378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhunku has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Jhunku covers 217.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhunku falls under Deori tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhunku is Girwar, about 49 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhunku.

Jhunku is about 57 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhunku is in Deori tehsil of Sagar district. Deori is about under 2 km away. Deori Khās is about under 2 km away. Girwar is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deori Bakhat (under 2 km), Deori Chhatargir (under 2 km) and Deori Kheda (under 2 km).

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

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