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About Jhalhania Village

Jhalhania is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 317 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272190, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalhania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalhania village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Pincode 272190
Area (hectares) 29.65 hectares
Population 676
Male Population 317
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jhalhania compares

By the 2011 count Jhalhania is the 178th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 29.65 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Jhalhania

The census records public bus service for Jhalhania 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhalhania from other places

Jhalhania lies about 163 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Varanasi City, about under 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 Jhalhania
Nearest railway station Varanasi City under 2 km
Nearest town Varanasi 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 19 km
District headquarters Basti 163 km

Villages closest to Jhalhania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalhania village had a population of 676. That makes it the 178th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Jhalhania village has 317 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalhania has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Jhalhania is 272190. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalhania covers 29.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhalhania falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhalhania is Varanasi City, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhalhania.

Jhalhania is about 163 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalhania is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Varanasi City is about under 2 km away. Varanasi is about 3.2 km away. Bhanpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achalpur (under 2 km), Amkhala (under 2 km) and Parsa Khal (under 2 km).

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

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