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About Jatgaria Village

Jatgaria is a mid sized village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,595, made up of 814 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatgaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatgaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713212
Area (hectares) 288.14 hectares
Population 1,595
Male Population 814
Female Population 781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jatgaria compares

By the 2011 count Jatgaria is the 23rd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 288.14 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jatgaria

Jatgaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jatgaria as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jatgaria from other places

Jatgaria lies about 99 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Pinargaria, about 10 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 Jatgaria
Nearest railway station Pinargaria 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanksa 13 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 16 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 99 km

Villages closest to Jatgaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatgaria village had a population of 1,595. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Jatgaria village has 814 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatgaria has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jatgaria is 713212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jatgaria covers 288.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jatgaria falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jatgaria is Pinargaria, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jatgaria.

Jatgaria is about 99 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatgaria is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. Pinargaria is about 10 km away. Kanksa is about 13 km away. Rampur Hat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Gangarampur (3.0 km), Napara (4.8 km) and Ranipur (5.6 km).

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

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