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About Jhinkia Village

Jhinkia is a mid sized village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,234, made up of 649 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhinkia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhinkia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Haroa
Pincode 743425
Area (hectares) 39.15 hectares
Population 1,234
Male Population 649
Female Population 585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhinkia compares

By the 2011 count Jhinkia is the 59th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 39.15 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Jhinkia

Jhinkia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhinkia as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Haroa, Indali, Jampur and Janarddanpur. 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 Jhinkia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhinkia village had a population of 1,234. That makes it the 59th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Jhinkia village has 649 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhinkia has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Jhinkia is 743425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhinkia covers 39.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhinkia falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhinkia.

Jhinkia is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Jhinkia today is likely to be higher.

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