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About Jakar Village

Jakar is a mid sized village in Purbasthali I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,749, made up of 914 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Purbasthali I
Pincode 713515
Area (hectares) 245.12 hectares
Population 1,749
Male Population 914
Female Population 835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Jakar compares

By the 2011 count Jakar is the 27th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents. Its 245.12 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Jakar

Jakar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jakar 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 Gopinathpur, Haripur, Hatsimla and Ichhlampur. 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 Jakar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakar village had a population of 1,749. That makes it the 27th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents.

Jakar village has 914 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakar has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Jakar is 713515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakar covers 245.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Jakar 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 Jakar.

Jakar 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 Jakar today is likely to be higher.

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