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About Jalalnagar Village

Jalalnagar is a mid sized village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,510, made up of 766 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalalnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalalnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731214
Area (hectares) 119.43 hectares
Population 1,510
Male Population 766
Female Population 744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalalnagar compares

By the 2011 count Jalalnagar is the 37th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 119.43 hectares work out to about 13 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 944.

Getting to Jalalnagar

Jalalnagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalalnagar as Available within <5 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 Jalalnagar from other places

Jalalnagar lies about 24 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Jalalnagar
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 24 km
District headquarters Birbhum 24 km

Villages closest to Jalalnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalalnagar village had a population of 1,510. That makes it the 37th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Jalalnagar village has 766 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalalnagar has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Jalalnagar is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalalnagar covers 119.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalalnagar falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jalalnagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jalalnagar.

Jalalnagar is about 24 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalalnagar is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Illambazar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopinathpur (7.3 km), Kamalpur (12 km) and Maheswarpur (16 km).

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

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