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About Jamthalia Village

Jamthalia is a large village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,000, made up of 1,048 males and 952 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamthalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamthalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731301
Area (hectares) 420.92 hectares
Population 2,000
Male Population 1,048
Female Population 952
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Jamthalia compares

By the 2011 count Jamthalia is the 17th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 420.92 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Jamthalia

Jamthalia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamthalia 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamthalia from other places

Jamthalia lies about 50 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kachujor, about 4.9 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 Jamthalia
Nearest railway station Kachujor 4.9 km
Nearest town Siuri 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 50 km

Villages closest to Jamthalia

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.

Common questions about Jamthalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamthalia village had a population of 2,000. That makes it the 17th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Jamthalia village has 1,048 males and 952 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamthalia has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Jamthalia is 731301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamthalia covers 420.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jamthalia is Kachujor, about 4.9 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 - 10 km distance for Jamthalia.

Jamthalia is about 50 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamthalia is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Kachujor is about 4.9 km away. Siuri is about 8.5 km away. Dubrajpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parulia (under 2 km), Shankarpur (1.6 km) and Rautara (1.9 km).

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

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