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About Jophlai Village

Jophlai is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,729, made up of 899 males and 830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jophlai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jophlai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731123
Area (hectares) 298.6 hectares
Population 1,729
Male Population 899
Female Population 830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jophlai compares

By the 2011 count Jophlai is the 26th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 298.6 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Jophlai

Jophlai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jophlai as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Jophlai from other places

Jophlai lies about 68 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Panchra, about 6.6 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 Jophlai
Nearest railway station Panchra 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 6.7 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 6.7 km
District headquarters Birbhum 68 km

Villages closest to Jophlai

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 Jophlai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jophlai village had a population of 1,729. That makes it the 26th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Jophlai village has 899 males and 830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jophlai has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Jophlai is 731123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jophlai covers 298.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jophlai is Panchra, about 6.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jophlai.

Jophlai is about 68 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jophlai is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Panchra is about 6.6 km away. Dubrajpur is about 6.7 km away. Dubrājpur is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Debipur (under 2 km), Uttar Daha (under 2 km) and Kanaipur (under 2 km).

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

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