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About Jhungri Village

Jhungri is a large village in Bhangar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,306, made up of 1,202 males and 1,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhungri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhungri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar I
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 103.73 hectares
Population 2,306
Male Population 1,202
Female Population 1,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Jhungri compares

By the 2011 count Jhungri is the 43rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 103.73 hectares work out to about 22 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 946.

Getting to Jhungri

Jhungri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhungri 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhungri from other places

Jhungri lies about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Karanjali, about 2.7 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 Jhungri
Nearest railway station Karanjali 2.7 km
Nearest town Haldia 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar I 21 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 21 km

Villages closest to Jhungri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar I 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.

Common questions about Jhungri

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhungri village had a population of 2,306. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Jhungri village has 1,202 males and 1,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhungri has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Jhungri is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhungri covers 103.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhungri falls under Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jhungri is Karanjali, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhungri.

Jhungri is about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhungri is in Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Karanjali is about 2.7 km away. Haldia is about 17 km away. Bhangar I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padma Pukuria (under 2 km), Bairampur (4.8 km) and Dakshin Gazipur (6.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jhungri today is likely to be higher.

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