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About Jashra Village

Jashra is a small village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 189 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jashra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jashra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sonamukhi
Pincode 722207
Area (hectares) 61.11 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 189
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jashra compares

By the 2011 count Jashra is the 127th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 61.11 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jashra

Jashra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jashra as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Indkata, Isabpur, Jaga Mohanpur and Jambani. 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 Jashra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jashra village had a population of 358. That makes it the 127th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Jashra village has 189 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jashra has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jashra is 722207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jashra covers 61.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jashra falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jashra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jashra.

Jashra is in Sonamukhi 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 Jashra today is likely to be higher.

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