About Jethia Village

Jethia is a large village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,681, made up of 1,357 males and 1,324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 912.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jethia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jethia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Mohammad Bazar
Pincode	731127
Area (hectares)	912.98 hectares
Population	2,681
Male Population	1,357
Female Population	1,324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
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 Jethia compares

By the 2011 count Jethia is the 15th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 912.98 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Jethia

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

Jethia lies about 21 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 10 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 Jethia
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	10 km
Nearest town	Sainthia	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mohammad Bazar	21 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	21 km

Villages closest to Jethia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Jethia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jethia village had a population of 2,681. That makes it the 15th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Jethia village has 1,357 males and 1,324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jethia has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Jethia is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jethia covers 912.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jethia falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jethia is Mallarpur, about 10 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 Jethia.

Jethia is about 21 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jethia is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 10 km away. Sainthia is about 17 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.