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About Jhanjhra Village

Jhanjhra is a mid sized village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 611, made up of 298 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700103, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur I
Pincode 700103
Area (hectares) 74.8 hectares
Population 611
Male Population 298
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanjhra compares

By the 2011 count Jhanjhra is the 80th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 74.8 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Jhanjhra

Jhanjhra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhanjhra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhanjhra from other places

Jhanjhra lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 5.1 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 Jhanjhra
Nearest railway station Joka 5.1 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur I 29 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Jhanjhra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur 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 Jhanjhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanjhra village had a population of 611. That makes it the 80th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Jhanjhra village has 298 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanjhra has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Jhanjhra is 700103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanjhra covers 74.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhanjhra falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jhanjhra is Joka, about 5.1 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 village for Jhanjhra.

Jhanjhra is about 29 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.

Jhanjhra is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 5.1 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 11 km away. Bishnupur I is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Balaibag (under 2 km), Magurkhali (under 2 km) and Karimpur (under 2 km).

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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