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About Jhund Village

Jhund is a mid sized village in Sanganer tehsil, in the district of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 434 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 303007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhund village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaipur
Tehsil Sanganer
Pincode 303007
Area (hectares) 281.11 hectares
Population 822
Male Population 434
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhund compares

By the 2011 count Jhund is the 65th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 281.11 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 950.

Getting to Jhund

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

Jhund lies about 33 km from Jaipur, and the nearest railway station is Bobas, about 19 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 Jhund
Nearest town Bagru 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Bobas 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sanganer 27 km
District headquarters Jaipur 33 km

Villages closest to Jhund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhund village had a population of 822. That makes it the 65th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Jhund village has 434 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhund has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Jhund is 303007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhund covers 281.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhund falls under Sanganer tehsil of Jaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jhund is Bobas, about 19 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 Jhund.

Jhund is about 33 km from Jaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhund is in Sanganer tehsil of Jaipur district. Bagru is about 8.2 km away. Bobas is about 19 km away. Sanganer is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anoppura (under 2 km), Jagat Sharvanpura (under 2 km) and Rampura Unti (3.0 km).

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

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