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About Jhanjhra Village

Jhanjhra is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 265 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanjhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanjhra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721633
Area (hectares) 40.56 hectares
Population 500
Male Population 265
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanjhra compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjhra is the 110th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 40.56 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jhanjhra

Jhanjhra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhanjhra as Available within 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 Jali Bishnupur, Jali Gopinathpur, Jamalpur and Jana Danri. 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 Jhanjhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjhra village had a population of 500. That makes it the 110th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Jhanjhra village has 265 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjhra has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Jhanjhra is 721633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanjhra covers 40.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhanjhra falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Jhanjhra is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba 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 Jhanjhra today is likely to be higher.

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