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About Jilingutu Village

Jilingutu is a small village in Gudri tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 242 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jilingutu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jilingutu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Gudri
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 389 hectares
Population 458
Male Population 242
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jilingutu compares

By the 2011 count Jilingutu is the 34th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 429 residents. Its 389 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Jilingutu

Jilingutu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jilingutu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jilingutu from other places

Jilingutu lies about 74 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 6.2 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 Jilingutu
Nearest railway station Tiraldih 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gudri 19 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 26 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 74 km

Villages closest to Jilingutu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jilingutu village had a population of 458. That makes it the 34th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 429 residents.

Jilingutu village has 242 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jilingutu has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Jilingutu is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jilingutu covers 389 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jilingutu falls under Gudri tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jilingutu is Tiraldih, about 6.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jilingutu.

Jilingutu is about 74 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jilingutu is in Gudri tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tiraldih is about 6.2 km away. Gudri is about 19 km away. Balarāmpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kudabera (5.0 km), Kudaburu (5.0 km) and Kukrubaru (5.3 km).

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

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