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About Jerula Village

Jerula is a small village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 48 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jerula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jerula village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 43.35 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 48
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jerula compares

By the 2011 count Jerula is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 43.35 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Jerula

Jerula is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jerula as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hapina, Harisara, Hatina and Hatinagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jerula

As per the Census of India 2011, Jerula village had a population of 84. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Jerula village has 48 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jerula has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Jerula is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jerula covers 43.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jerula falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jerula notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jerula.

Jerula is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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