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About Jhungia Village

Jhungia is a mid sized village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 482 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhungia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhungia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Pincode 273212
Area (hectares) 83.09 hectares
Population 869
Male Population 482
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 803
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhungia compares

By the 2011 count Jhungia is the 144th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 83.09 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Jhungia

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

How far is Jhungia from other places

Jhungia lies about 11 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Jagatbela, about 3.8 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 Jhungia
Nearest railway station Jagatbela 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 5.8 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 11 km

Villages closest to Jhungia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhungia village had a population of 869. That makes it the 144th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Jhungia village has 482 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhungia has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Jhungia is 273212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhungia covers 83.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhungia falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhungia is Jagatbela, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhungia.

Jhungia is about 11 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhungia is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Jagatbela is about 3.8 km away. Sahjanwa is about 5.8 km away. Gorakhpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagdishpur Urf Mahi (under 2 km), Mahi (under 2 km) and Basudha (1.6 km).

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

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