About Jakta Village

Jakta is a mid sized village in Raina I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 382 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakta village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Raina I
Pincode	713101
Area (hectares)	45.75 hectares
Population	761
Male Population	382
Female Population	379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakta compares

By the 2011 count Jakta is the 79th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents. Its 45.75 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Jakta

Jakta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jakta 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hariharpur, Haripur, Hijalna and Ibidpur. 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.

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Common questions about Jakta

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakta village had a population of 761. That makes it the 79th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents.

Jakta village has 382 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakta has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Jakta is 713101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakta covers 45.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jakta falls under Raina I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jakta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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 Jakta.

Jakta is in Raina 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.