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About Jamthol Village

Jamthol is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 848, made up of 401 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamthol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamthol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 390.09 hectares
Population 848
Male Population 401
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamthol compares

By the 2011 count Jamthol is the 76th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 390.09 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Jamthol

Jamthol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamthol 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. The nearest villages by name are Jambani, Jambede, Jamdahari and Jamdoba. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jamthol

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamthol village had a population of 848. That makes it the 76th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Jamthol village has 401 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamthol has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Jamthol is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamthol covers 390.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamthol falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jamthol notes the nearest railway station 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 Jamthol.

Jamthol is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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