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About Jalchandi Village

Jalchandi is a small village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 171 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalchandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalchandi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nanoor
Pincode 731302
Area (hectares) 193.4 hectares
Population 328
Male Population 171
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jalchandi compares

By the 2011 count Jalchandi is the 120th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 193.4 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jalchandi

The census records public bus service for Jalchandi 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gomra, Harmur, Hate Serandi and Husenpur. 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 Jalchandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalchandi village had a population of 328. That makes it the 120th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Jalchandi village has 171 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalchandi has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Jalchandi is 731302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalchandi covers 193.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalchandi falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jalchandi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Jalchandi.

Jalchandi is in Nanoor 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 Jalchandi today is likely to be higher.

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