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About Jahanabad Village

Jahanabad is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 306 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahanabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahanabad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rajnagar
Pincode 731130
Area (hectares) 164.46 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 306
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jahanabad compares

By the 2011 count Jahanabad is the 43rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 164.46 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Jahanabad

Jahanabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jahanabad as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jahanabad from other places

Jahanabad lies about 61 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kachujor, about 14 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 Jahanabad
Nearest railway station Kachujor 14 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 32 km
District headquarters Birbhum 61 km

Villages closest to Jahanabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahanabad village had a population of 603. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Jahanabad village has 306 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahanabad has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Jahanabad is 731130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahanabad covers 164.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jahanabad falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jahanabad is Kachujor, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Jahanabad.

Jahanabad is about 61 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahanabad is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district. Kachujor is about 14 km away. Dubrājpur is about 16 km away. Rajnagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malkura (1.8 km), Kanchannagar (2.0 km) and Bidhaipur (6.5 km).

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

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