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About Jhanjhalwas Village

Jhanjhalwas is a small village in Dungla tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 254 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanjhalwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjhalwas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Dungla
Pincode 312404
Area (hectares) 373 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 254
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanjhalwas compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjhalwas is the 70th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,017 residents. Its 373 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Jhanjhalwas

Jhanjhalwas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhanjhalwas as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jhanjhalwas from other places

Jhanjhalwas lies about 56 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bansi Bohera, about 9.2 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 Jhanjhalwas
Tehsil headquarters Dungla 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Bansi Bohera 9.2 km
Nearest town Nīmbāhera 38 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 56 km

Villages closest to Jhanjhalwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjhalwas village had a population of 496. That makes it the 70th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,017 residents.

Jhanjhalwas village has 254 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjhalwas has about 953 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Jhanjhalwas is 312404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanjhalwas covers 373 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhanjhalwas falls under Dungla tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jhanjhalwas is Bansi Bohera, about 9.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhanjhalwas.

Jhanjhalwas is about 56 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanjhalwas is in Dungla tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Dungla is about 7.6 km away. Bansi Bohera is about 9.2 km away. Nīmbāhera is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katera (1.8 km), Delwas (2.0 km) and Phalasiya (2.2 km).

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

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