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About Joghar Village

Joghar is a mid sized village in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,505, made up of 784 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joghar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat II
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 86.11 hectares
Population 1,505
Male Population 784
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 Joghar compares

By the 2011 count Joghar is the 38th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 86.11 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Joghar

Joghar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Joghar 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 Joghar from other places

Joghar lies about 9.1 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 7.1 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 Joghar
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat II 9.1 km
District headquarters Birbhum 9.1 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 10 km

Villages closest to Joghar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat II 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 Joghar

As per the Census of India 2011, Joghar village had a population of 1,505. That makes it the 38th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Joghar village has 784 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joghar has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Joghar is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joghar covers 86.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Joghar falls under Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Joghar is Swadinpur, about 7.1 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 Joghar.

Joghar is about 9.1 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joghar is in Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 7.1 km away. Rampurhat II is about 9.1 km away. Birbhum is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatpara (under 2 km), Ninga (under 2 km) and Hansan (under 2 km).

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

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