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About Jhankra Village

Jhankra is a large village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,197, made up of 1,181 males and 1,016 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 625 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhankra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhankra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 301413
Area (hectares) 625 hectares
Population 2,197
Male Population 1,181
Female Population 1,016
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhankra compares

By the 2011 count Jhankra is the 40th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 625 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Jhankra

Jhankra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhankra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jhankra from other places

Jhankra lies about 39 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Mandawar Mahwa Road, about 12 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 Jhankra
Nearest railway station Mandawar Mahwa Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 15 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 15 km
District headquarters Alwar 39 km

Villages closest to Jhankra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhankra village had a population of 2,197. That makes it the 40th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Jhankra village has 1,181 males and 1,016 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhankra has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Jhankra is 301413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhankra covers 625 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhankra falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jhankra is Mandawar Mahwa Road, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Jhankra.

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

Jhankra is in Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district. Mandawar Mahwa Road is about 12 km away. Rajgarh is about 15 km away. Rājgarh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhedoli (under 2 km), Bahado Khurd (under 2 km) and Bahadko Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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