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About Jamshala Village

Jamshala is a small village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 167 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamshala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamshala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722133
Area (hectares) 102.22 hectares
Population 329
Male Population 167
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamshala compares

By the 2011 count Jamshala is the 130th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 102.22 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Jamshala

Jamshala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamshala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hanri Bhanga, Hare Krishnapur, Ita Dangra and Jam Bedya. 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 Jamshala

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamshala village had a population of 329. That makes it the 130th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Jamshala village has 167 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamshala has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Jamshala is 722133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamshala covers 102.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamshala falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jamshala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamshala.

Jamshala is in Gangajalghati 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 Jamshala today is likely to be higher.

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