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About Jhunjka Village

Jhunjka is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,721, made up of 876 males and 845 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhunjka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhunjka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722132
Area (hectares) 398.9 hectares
Population 1,721
Male Population 876
Female Population 845
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhunjka compares

By the 2011 count Jhunjka is the 18th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 398.9 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Jhunjka

Jhunjka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhunjka 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jatyardihi, Jhagrapur, Jhanti Pahari and Jharia Madhabpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jhunjka

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhunjka village had a population of 1,721. That makes it the 18th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Jhunjka village has 876 males and 845 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhunjka has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Jhunjka is 722132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhunjka covers 398.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhunjka falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jhunjka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Jhunjka.

Jhunjka is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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