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About Jhamatpur Village

Jhamatpur is a mid sized village in Ketugram II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,543, made up of 794 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhamatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhamatpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Ketugram II
Pincode 713130
Area (hectares) 138.39 hectares
Population 1,543
Male Population 794
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jhamatpur compares

By the 2011 count Jhamatpur is the 31st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,156 residents. Its 138.39 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Jhamatpur

Jhamatpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhamatpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhamatpur from other places

Jhamatpur lies about 25 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Mathnashipur, about 4.7 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 Jhamatpur
Nearest railway station Mathnashipur 4.7 km
Nearest town Memāri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Ketugram II 25 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 25 km

Villages closest to Jhamatpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ketugram II 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 Jhamatpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhamatpur village had a population of 1,543. That makes it the 31st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,156 residents.

Jhamatpur village has 794 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhamatpur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Jhamatpur is 713130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhamatpur covers 138.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhamatpur falls under Ketugram II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jhamatpur is Mathnashipur, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhamatpur.

Jhamatpur is about 25 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhamatpur is in Ketugram II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Mathnashipur is about 4.7 km away. Memāri is about 16 km away. Ketugram II is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambalgram (8.1 km), Nabagram (8.1 km) and Maliha (20 km).

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

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