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About Jhanak Pur Village

Jhanak Pur is a small village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 150 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanak Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanak Pur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Pincode 231208
Area (hectares) 175.25 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 150
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanak Pur compares

By the 2011 count Jhanak Pur is the 244th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 175.25 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jhanak Pur

Jhanak Pur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhanak Pur as Available within 5 - 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 Jhanak Pur from other places

Jhanak Pur lies about 85 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Jharokhas, about 27 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 Jhanak Pur
Nearest railway station Jharokhas 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi 31 km
Nearest town Renukūt 36 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 85 km

Villages closest to Jhanak Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dudhi 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 Jhanak Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanak Pur village had a population of 306. That makes it the 244th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Jhanak Pur village has 150 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanak Pur has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jhanak Pur is 231208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanak Pur covers 175.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhanak Pur falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jhanak Pur is Jharokhas, about 27 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhanak Pur.

Jhanak Pur is about 85 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanak Pur is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Jharokhas is about 27 km away. Dudhi is about 31 km away. Renukūt 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 Randah Tola (1.9 km), Sangsoti (2.3 km) and Machbandhawa (2.8 km).

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

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