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About Jhankar Village

Jhankar is a mid sized village in Mahroni tehsil, in the district of Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 426 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhankar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Lalitpur
Tehsil Mahroni
Pincode 284404
Area (hectares) 480.41 hectares
Population 765
Male Population 426
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 796
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhankar compares

By the 2011 count Jhankar is the 171st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 480.41 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Jhankar

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

How far is Jhankar from other places

Jhankar lies about 64 km from Lalitpur, and the nearest railway station is Tikamgarh, about 40 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 Jhankar
Tehsil headquarters Mahroni 31 km
Nearest town Tīkamgarh 38 km
Nearest railway station Tikamgarh 40 km
District headquarters Lalitpur 64 km

Villages closest to Jhankar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhankar village had a population of 765. That makes it the 171st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Jhankar village has 426 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhankar has about 796 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Jhankar is 284404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhankar covers 480.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhankar falls under Mahroni tehsil of Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhankar is Tikamgarh, about 40 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhankar.

Jhankar is about 64 km from Lalitpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhankar is in Mahroni tehsil of Lalitpur district. Mahroni is about 31 km away. Tīkamgarh is about 38 km away. Tikamgarh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramgarha (3.3 km), Agori (4.6 km) and Agorigrant (4.6 km).

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

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