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About Jankha Village

Jankha is a small village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 53 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jankha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jankha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 18.39 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 53
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Jankha compares

By the 2011 count Jankha is the 167th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 18.39 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Jankha

Jankha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jankha 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 Hatmalida, Jaganathpur, Jalchak and Jamna. 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 Jankha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jankha village had a population of 100. That makes it the 167th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Jankha village has 53 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jankha has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Jankha is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jankha covers 18.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jankha falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jankha 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 Jankha.

Jankha is in Pingla 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 Jankha today is likely to be higher.

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