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About Jhanpa Village

Jhanpa is a small village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 253 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.84 hectares hectares.

Jhanpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanpa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 73.84 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 253
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanpa compares

By the 2011 count Jhanpa is the 167th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 73.84 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Jhanpa

Jhanpa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhanpa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jadabpur, Jagannathbati, Jagannathpur and Jarura. 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 Jhanpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanpa village had a population of 472. That makes it the 167th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Jhanpa village has 253 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanpa has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Jhanpa covers 73.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhanpa falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jhanpa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhanpa.

Jhanpa is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli 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 Jhanpa today is likely to be higher.

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