About Jatra Village

Jatra is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,623, made up of 818 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Dubrajpur
Pincode	731124
Area (hectares)	190.83 hectares
Population	1,623
Male Population	818
Female Population	805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jatra compares

By the 2011 count Jatra is the 30th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 190.83 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Jatra

Jatra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jatra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jatra from other places

Jatra lies about 60 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 9.2 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 Jatra
Nearest railway station	Chinpai	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dubrajpur	11 km
Nearest town	Dubrājpur	11 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	60 km

Villages closest to Jatra

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

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Common questions about Jatra

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatra village had a population of 1,623. That makes it the 30th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Jatra village has 818 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatra has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Jatra is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jatra covers 190.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jatra falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jatra is Chinpai, about 9.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jatra.

Jatra is about 60 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatra is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 9.2 km away. Dubrajpur is about 11 km away. Dubrājpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.