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About Jalahati Village

Jalahati is a large village in Purbasthali I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,626, made up of 2,385 males and 2,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713519, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalahati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalahati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Purbasthali I
Pincode 713519
Area (hectares) 157.55 hectares
Population 4,626
Male Population 2,385
Female Population 2,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jalahati compares

By the 2011 count Jalahati is the 5th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents. Its 157.55 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Jalahati

Jalahati 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 Jalahati 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. The nearest villages by name are Haripur, Hatsimla, Ichhlampur and Jahan Nagar. 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 Jalahati

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalahati village had a population of 4,626. That makes it the 5th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents.

Jalahati village has 2,385 males and 2,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalahati has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Jalahati is 713519. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalahati covers 157.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jalahati falls under Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jalahati notes the nearest railway station 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 Jalahati.

Jalahati is in Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Jalahati today is likely to be higher.

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