Jhunki, Shikaripara, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Jhunki


The village Jhunki is located in Shikaripara C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Jhunki Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shikaripara Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 41 kilometers away from Jhunki.

Travel and Communication for Jhunki


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Jhunki,
Dumka,
Jharkhand, India
PIN - 816103

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Jhunki


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Jhunki is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Jhunki is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Jhunki


As per available data from the year 2009, 1462 persons live in 288 house holds in the village Jhunki. There are 723 female individuals and 739 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.45% and males constitute 50.55% of the total population.

There are 4 scheduled castes persons of which 3 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 75% and males constitute 25% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.27% of the total population.

There are 634 scheduled tribes persons of which 309 are females and 325 are males. Females constitute 48.74% and males constitute 51.26% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 43.37% of the total population.

Population density of Jhunki is 524.01 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Jhunki


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Total area of Jhunki is 279 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 137.66 ha. About 105.58 ha is un-irrigated area. About 28.9 ha is irrigated area. About 3.7 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 17 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 8.2 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 24.5 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 7.35 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 6.42 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 29.72 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 27.55 ha is culturable waste land. About 35.7 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 10.1 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Jhunki


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhunki.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Jhunki.

There is a government middle school in the village Jhunki.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Ganpura, which is less than 5 kms away from Jhunki.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhunki.

Colleges in Jhunki


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Shikaripara, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhunki.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Deoghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhunki.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhunki.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhunki.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhunki.

Other Educational Facilities in Jhunki


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhunki.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhunki.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Jhunki.

Healthcare Facilities in Jhunki


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Jhunki.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Jhunki.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Jhunki.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Jhunki.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Jhunki.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Jhunki.

There is a alternative medicine hospital less than 5 kms away from Jhunki.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Jhunki.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Jhunki.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Jhunki.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Jhunki.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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