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About Jhinga Village

Jhinga is a large village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,393, made up of 1,252 males and 1,141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhinga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhinga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 97.12 hectares
Population 2,393
Male Population 1,252
Female Population 1,141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhinga compares

By the 2011 count Jhinga is the 24th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 97.12 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jhinga

Jhinga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhinga 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhinga from other places

Jhinga lies about 23 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 7.6 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 Jhinga
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 7.6 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 23 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 23 km

Villages closest to Jhinga

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

Common questions about Jhinga

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhinga village had a population of 2,393. That makes it the 24th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Jhinga village has 1,252 males and 1,141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhinga has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Jhinga is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhinga covers 97.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhinga falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jhinga is Gurudas Nagar, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jhinga.

Jhinga is about 23 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.

Jhinga is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gurudas Nagar is about 7.6 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 8.4 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amira (under 2 km), Cheora (under 2 km) and Nahanna (1.8 km).

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

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