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About Jhanga Village

Jhanga is a large village in Hata tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,371, made up of 1,786 males and 1,585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.78 hectares hectares.

Jhanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanga village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Hata
Area (hectares) 244.78 hectares
Population 3,371
Male Population 1,786
Female Population 1,585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jhanga compares

By the 2011 count Jhanga is the 60th largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,299 residents. Its 244.78 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Jhanga

Jhanga is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jhanga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhanga from other places

Jhanga lies about 16 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Bodarwar, about 14 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 Jhanga
Tehsil headquarters Hata 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Bodarwar 14 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 16 km

Villages closest to Jhanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanga village had a population of 3,371. That makes it the 60th largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,299 residents.

Jhanga village has 1,786 males and 1,585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanga has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Jhanga covers 244.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhanga falls under Hata tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhanga is Bodarwar, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhanga.

Jhanga is about 16 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanga is in Hata tehsil of Kushinagar district. Hata is about 4.4 km away. Bodarwar is about 14 km away. Kushinagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belwa Sudama (under 2 km), Jhanjhanpur (1.5 km) and Mangalpur (1.8 km).

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

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