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About Jungul Village

Jungul is a mid sized village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 544 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jungul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jungul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731243
Area (hectares) 216.44 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 544
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jungul compares

By the 2011 count Jungul is the 62nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 216.44 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Jungul

Jungul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jungul as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jungul from other places

Jungul lies about 6.7 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, 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 Jungul
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 6.7 km
District headquarters Birbhum 6.7 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 7.9 km

Villages closest to Jungul

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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 Jungul

As per the Census of India 2011, Jungul village had a population of 1,007. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Jungul village has 544 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jungul has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Jungul is 731243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jungul covers 216.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jungul falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jungul is Swadinpur, 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 <5 km distance for Jungul.

Jungul is about 6.7 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jungul is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 6.6 km away. Nalhati I is about 6.7 km away. Birbhum 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 Bhagabatipur (under 2 km), Haridaspur (2.0 km) and Lakshminarayanpur (2.2 km).

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

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