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About Jhinki Village

Jhinki is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 104 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhinki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhinki village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721518
Area (hectares) 59.72 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 104
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhinki compares

By the 2011 count Jhinki is the 267th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 59.72 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Jhinki

Jhinki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhinki as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jaypur, Jhantiband, Jharagerya and Jhauripal. 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 Jhinki

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhinki village had a population of 205. That makes it the 267th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Jhinki village has 104 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhinki has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Jhinki is 721518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhinki covers 59.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhinki falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jhinki 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 <5 km distance for Jhinki.

Jhinki is in Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Jhinki today is likely to be higher.

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