About Jhalakiani Village

Jhalakiani is a mid sized village in Karanjia tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 800, made up of 358 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,235 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalakiani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalakiani village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Mayurbhanj
Tehsil	Karanjia
Pincode	757037
Area (hectares)	187 hectares
Population	800
Male Population	358
Female Population	442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,235
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalakiani compares

By the 2011 count Jhalakiani is the 20th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 566 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Jhalakiani

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

Jhalakiani lies about 77 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 32 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 Jhalakiani
Tehsil headquarters	Karanjia	7.2 km
Nearest town	Karanjiā	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Badampahar	32 km
District headquarters	Mayurbhanj	77 km

Villages closest to Jhalakiani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalakiani village had a population of 800. That makes it the 20th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 566 residents.

Jhalakiani village has 358 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalakiani has about 1235 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Jhalakiani is 757037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalakiani covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhalakiani falls under Karanjia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jhalakiani is Badampahar, about 32 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 Jhalakiani.

Jhalakiani is about 77 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalakiani is in Karanjia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Karanjia is about 7.2 km away. Karanjiā is about 7.2 km away. Badampahar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.