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About Jhankri Village

Jhankri is a mid sized village in Thanagazi tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,734, made up of 899 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhankri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhankri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Thanagazi
Pincode 301027
Area (hectares) 502 hectares
Population 1,734
Male Population 899
Female Population 835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhankri compares

By the 2011 count Jhankri is the 44th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,432 residents. Its 502 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Jhankri

Jhankri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhankri as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhankri from other places

Jhankri lies about 32 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Rajgarh, about 3.9 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 Jhankri
Nearest railway station Rajgarh 3.9 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Thanagazi 32 km
District headquarters Alwar 32 km

Villages closest to Jhankri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhankri village had a population of 1,734. That makes it the 44th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,432 residents.

Jhankri village has 899 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhankri has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Jhankri is 301027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhankri covers 502 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhankri falls under Thanagazi tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jhankri is Rajgarh, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhankri.

Jhankri is about 32 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhankri is in Thanagazi tehsil of Alwar district. Rajgarh is about 3.9 km away. Rājgarh is about 4.8 km away. Thanagazi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balaiyon Ki Dhani (1.8 km), Chandpura (2.4 km) and Thanagazi (2.6 km).

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

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