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About Juniani Village

Juniani is a mid sized village in Lahunipara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 462 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Juniani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Juniani village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Lahunipara
Pincode 770040
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 462
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Juniani compares

By the 2011 count Juniani is the 9th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 454 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 1038.

Getting to Juniani

Juniani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Juniani 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Juniani from other places

Juniani lies about 94 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Patasahi, about 11 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 Juniani
Tehsil headquarters Lahunipara 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Patasahi 11 km
Nearest town Raurkela Industrial Township 34 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 94 km

Villages closest to Juniani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Juniani village had a population of 859. That makes it the 9th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 454 residents.

Juniani village has 462 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Juniani has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Juniani is 770040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Juniani covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Juniani falls under Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Juniani is Patasahi, about 11 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 village for Juniani.

Juniani is about 94 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Juniani is in Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district. Lahunipara is about 2.6 km away. Patasahi is about 11 km away. Raurkela Industrial Township is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samardari (under 2 km), Lahunipada (2.6 km) and Kachhupada (2.9 km).

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

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