About Jhinka Village

Jhinka is a mid sized village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,154, made up of 614 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhinka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhinka village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Haripal
Pincode	712407
Area (hectares)	67.25 hectares
Population	1,154
Male Population	614
Female Population	540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
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 Jhinka compares

By the 2011 count Jhinka is the 94th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 67.25 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Jhinka

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

How far is Jhinka from other places

Jhinka lies about 38 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Pantihal, about 4.5 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 Jhinka
Nearest railway station	Pantihal	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haripal	13 km
Nearest town	Dhulagari	14 km
District headquarters	Hugli	38 km

Villages closest to Jhinka

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

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Common questions about Jhinka

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhinka village had a population of 1,154. That makes it the 94th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Jhinka village has 614 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhinka has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Jhinka is 712407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhinka covers 67.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhinka falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jhinka is Pantihal, about 4.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhinka.

Jhinka is about 38 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhinka is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Pantihal is about 4.5 km away. Haripal is about 13 km away. Dhulagari is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.