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About Jonkha Village

Jonkha is a small village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 196 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jonkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jonkha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 77.98 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 196
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jonkha compares

By the 2011 count Jonkha is the 127th 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 77.98 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Jonkha

Jonkha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jonkha as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jalchak, Jamna, Jan Hat and Jankha. 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 Jonkha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jonkha village had a population of 401. That makes it the 127th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Jonkha village has 196 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jonkha has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

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

Jonkha covers 77.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jonkha.

Jonkha 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 Jonkha today is likely to be higher.

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