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About Janijhor Village

Janijhor is a small village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 144 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janijhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janijhor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 275.26 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 144
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Janijhor compares

By the 2011 count Janijhor is the 101st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 275.26 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Janijhor

Janijhor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Janijhor as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Haludbani, Harada, Hargara and Hetyakol. 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 Janijhor

As per the Census of India 2011, Janijhor village had a population of 281. That makes it the 101st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Janijhor village has 144 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janijhor has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Janijhor is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janijhor covers 275.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Janijhor falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Janijhor.

Janijhor is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya 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 Janijhor today is likely to be higher.

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