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About Janta Village

Janta is a large village in Vishnupur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,441, made up of 1,265 males and 1,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Vishnupur
Pincode 722122
Area (hectares) 111.83 hectares
Population 2,441
Male Population 1,265
Female Population 1,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Janta compares

By the 2011 count Janta is the 14th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents. Its 111.83 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Janta

Janta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Janta 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hulmara, Indkuri, Jamuna Band and Jangal Bankati. 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 Janta

As per the Census of India 2011, Janta village had a population of 2,441. That makes it the 14th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents.

Janta village has 1,265 males and 1,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janta has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Janta is 722122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janta covers 111.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Janta falls under Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Janta notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Janta.

Janta is in Vishnupur 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 Janta today is likely to be higher.

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