About Jharakani Village

Jharakani is a mid sized village in Bhasma tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,542, made up of 787 males and 755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 631 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770072, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharakani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharakani village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Bhasma
Pincode	770072
Area (hectares)	631 hectares
Population	1,542
Male Population	787
Female Population	755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jharakani compares

By the 2011 count Jharakani is the 6th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 797 residents. Its 631 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Jharakani

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

Jharakani lies about 18 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Kechobahal, about 9.8 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 Jharakani
Nearest railway station	Kechobahal	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhasma	11 km
Nearest town	Jharsuguda	16 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	18 km

Villages closest to Jharakani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharakani village had a population of 1,542. That makes it the 6th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 797 residents.

Jharakani village has 787 males and 755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharakani has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Jharakani is 770072. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharakani covers 631 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jharakani falls under Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jharakani is Kechobahal, about 9.8 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 Jharakani.

Jharakani is about 18 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharakani is in Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district. Kechobahal is about 9.8 km away. Bhasma is about 11 km away. Jharsuguda is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.