About Janka Village

Janka is a large village in Khejuri II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,804, made up of 1,452 males and 1,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janka village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Khejuri II
Pincode	721431
Area (hectares)	183.6 hectares
Population	2,804
Male Population	1,452
Female Population	1,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Janka compares

By the 2011 count Janka is the 12th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 183.6 hectares work out to about 15 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 958.

Getting to Janka

Janka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Janka as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Janka from other places

Janka lies about 20 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nachinda, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Janka
Tehsil headquarters	Khejuri II	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Nachinda	17 km
Nearest town	Contai	19 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	20 km

Villages closest to Janka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khejuri II tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Janka

As per the Census of India 2011, Janka village had a population of 2,804. That makes it the 12th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Janka village has 1,452 males and 1,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janka has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Janka is 721431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janka covers 183.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Janka falls under Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Janka is Nachinda, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Janka.

Janka is about 20 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janka is in Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Khejuri II is about under 2 km away. Nachinda is about 17 km away. Contai is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.