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About Jhaktor Village

Jhaktor is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 684, made up of 360 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhaktor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhaktor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722121
Area (hectares) 109.44 hectares
Population 684
Male Population 360
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhaktor compares

By the 2011 count Jhaktor is the 92nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 109.44 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Jhaktor

Jhaktor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhaktor as Available within 5 - 10 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 Hitashi, Indpur, Jagatdeuli and Jagatpur. 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 Jhaktor

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaktor village had a population of 684. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Jhaktor village has 360 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaktor has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Jhaktor is 722121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhaktor covers 109.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhaktor falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jhaktor 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 village for Jhaktor.

Jhaktor is in Indpur 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 Jhaktor today is likely to be higher.

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