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About Jankapur Village

Jankapur is a mid sized village in Nagbhir tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,391, made up of 701 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 597.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441221, 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 Nagbhir
Pincode 441221
Area (hectares) 597.9 hectares
Population 1,391
Male Population 701
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jankapur compares

By the 2011 count Jankapur is the 23rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents. Its 597.9 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Jankapur

Jankapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jankapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 72 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Talodhi Road, about 5.5 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
Nearest railway station Talodhi Road 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagbhir 11 km
Nearest town Bramhapuri 23 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 72 km

Villages closest to Jankapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagbhir 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 1,391. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,201 residents.

Jankapur village has 701 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jankapur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Jankapur is 441221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jankapur covers 597.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jankapur falls under Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Jankapur is Talodhi Road, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jankapur.

Jankapur is about 72 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 Nagbhir tehsil of Chandrapur district. Talodhi Road is about 5.5 km away. Nagbhir is about 11 km away. Bramhapuri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palasgaon Tukum (1.6 km), Palasgaon Kh (1.8 km) and Chichala (2.0 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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