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About Jotgoda Village

Jotgoda is a mid sized village in Burdwan I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,122, made up of 559 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jotgoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jotgoda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Burdwan I
Pincode 713104
Area (hectares) 52.94 hectares
Population 1,122
Male Population 559
Female Population 563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jotgoda compares

By the 2011 count Jotgoda is the 53rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents. Its 52.94 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jotgoda

Jotgoda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jotgoda 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jotgoda from other places

Jotgoda lies about 1.8 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Barddhaman Junction, about 3.2 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 Jotgoda
Tehsil headquarters Burdwan I 1.8 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 1.8 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Barddhaman Junction 3.2 km

Villages closest to Jotgoda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burdwan I 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 Jotgoda

As per the Census of India 2011, Jotgoda village had a population of 1,122. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents.

Jotgoda village has 559 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jotgoda has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Jotgoda is 713104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jotgoda covers 52.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jotgoda falls under Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jotgoda is Barddhaman Junction, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Jotgoda is about 1.8 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jotgoda is in Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Burdwan I is about 1.8 km away. Barddhaman is about 1.8 km away. Barddhamān is about 1.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goda (under 2 km), Katrapota (1.6 km) and Birutikri (1.8 km).

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

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