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About Jangalmahal Village

Jangalmahal is a mid sized village in Jaypur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 907, made up of 484 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1490.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangalmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangalmahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Jaypur
Pincode 722138
Area (hectares) 1490.42 hectares
Population 907
Male Population 484
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangalmahal compares

By the 2011 count Jangalmahal is the 58th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 1490.42 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 964.

Getting to Jangalmahal

Jangalmahal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jangalmahal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ijjatpur, Jadabnagar, Jagannathpur and Jamdigri. 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 Jangalmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangalmahal village had a population of 907. That makes it the 58th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Jangalmahal village has 484 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangalmahal has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Jangalmahal is 722138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangalmahal covers 1490.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jangalmahal falls under Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jangalmahal 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 <5 km distance for Jangalmahal.

Jangalmahal is in Jaypur 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 Jangalmahal today is likely to be higher.

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