About Jhirul Village

Jhirul is a large village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,241, made up of 1,182 males and 1,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhirul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhirul village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Dubrajpur
Pincode	731124
Area (hectares)	300.01 hectares
Population	2,241
Male Population	1,182
Female Population	1,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
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 Jhirul compares

By the 2011 count Jhirul is the 15th 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 300.01 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Jhirul

Jhirul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhirul 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 Jhirul from other places

Jhirul lies about 67 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Panchra, about 8.2 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 Jhirul
Tehsil headquarters	Dubrajpur	6.9 km
Nearest town	Dubrājpur	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Panchra	8.2 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	67 km

Villages closest to Jhirul

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 Jhirul

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhirul village had a population of 2,241. That makes it the 15th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Jhirul village has 1,182 males and 1,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhirul has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

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

Jhirul covers 300.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jhirul is Panchra, about 8.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhirul.

Jhirul is about 67 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhirul is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 6.9 km away. Dubrājpur is about 6.9 km away. Panchra is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.