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About Jhinkhini Village

Jhinkhini is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 175 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.56 hectares hectares.

Jhinkhini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhinkhini village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 65.56 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 175
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
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 Jhinkhini compares

By the 2011 count Jhinkhini is the 452nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 65.56 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Jhinkhini

Jhinkhini is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhinkhini 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 Jhinkhini from other places

Jhinkhini lies about 39 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 33 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 Jhinkhini
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 23 km
Nearest railway station Maghar 33 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 36 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 39 km

Villages closest to Jhinkhini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhinkhini village had a population of 355. That makes it the 452nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Jhinkhini village has 175 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhinkhini has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Jhinkhini covers 65.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhinkhini falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhinkhini is Maghar, about 33 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 Jhinkhini.

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

Jhinkhini is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 23 km away. Maghar is about 33 km away. Khalīlābād is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bramhasari (under 2 km), Jagakol (under 2 km) and Samvapur (under 2 km).

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

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