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About Jhankarapali Village

Jhankarapali is a small village in Loisinga tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 235 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhankarapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhankarapali village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Loisinga
Pincode 767061
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 235
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jhankarapali compares

By the 2011 count Jhankarapali is the 84th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 981 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Jhankarapali

Jhankarapali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhankarapali 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhankarapali from other places

Jhankarapali lies about 39 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Khaliapali, about 21 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 Jhankarapali
Nearest railway station Khaliapali 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Loisinga 25 km
Nearest town Barpāli 30 km
District headquarters Balangir 39 km

Villages closest to Jhankarapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhankarapali village had a population of 442. That makes it the 84th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 981 residents.

Jhankarapali village has 235 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhankarapali has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Jhankarapali is 767061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhankarapali covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhankarapali falls under Loisinga tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jhankarapali is Khaliapali, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jhankarapali.

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

Jhankarapali is in Loisinga tehsil of Balangir district. Khaliapali is about 21 km away. Loisinga is about 25 km away. Barpāli is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babupali (under 2 km), Budula (1.6 km) and Dengjuri (2.0 km).

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

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