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About Jankapur Village

Jankapur is a mid sized village in Jiwati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 280 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442908, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jankapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jankapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Jiwati
Pincode 442908
Area (hectares) 351.54 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 280
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jankapur compares

By the 2011 count Jankapur is the 38th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 351.54 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jankapur

Jankapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jankapur as Available within <5 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 Jankapur from other places

Jankapur lies about 58 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Gadchandur, about 31 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 Jankapur
Tehsil headquarters Jiwati 12 km
Nearest town Chāndur 30 km
Nearest railway station Gadchandur 31 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 58 km

Villages closest to Jankapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jankapur village had a population of 558. That makes it the 38th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Jankapur village has 280 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jankapur has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Jankapur is 442908. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jankapur covers 351.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jankapur falls under Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jankapur is Gadchandur, about 31 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jankapur.

Jankapur is about 58 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jankapur is in Jiwati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Jiwati is about 12 km away. Chāndur is about 30 km away. Gadchandur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Antapur (3.4 km), Kotha Bu (6.1 km) and Kumbhezari (6.7 km).

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

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