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About Jashdighi Village

Jashdighi is a mid sized village in Indus tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 475 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jashdighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jashdighi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indus
Pincode 722205
Area (hectares) 165.74 hectares
Population 948
Male Population 475
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jashdighi compares

By the 2011 count Jashdighi is the 69th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 165.74 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Jashdighi

Jashdighi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jashdighi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jashdighi from other places

Jashdighi lies about 28 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Chhatna, about 28 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 Jashdighi
Nearest railway station Chhatna 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Indus 28 km
District headquarters Bankura 28 km
Nearest town Bānkura 28 km

Villages closest to Jashdighi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jashdighi village had a population of 948. That makes it the 69th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Jashdighi village has 475 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jashdighi has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Jashdighi is 722205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jashdighi covers 165.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jashdighi falls under Indus tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jashdighi is Chhatna, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jashdighi.

Jashdighi is about 28 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jashdighi is in Indus tehsil of Bankura district. Chhatna is about 28 km away. Indus is about 28 km away. Bankura is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thakurani Dighi (under 2 km), Bara Gobindapur (10 km) and Charigram (17 km).

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

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