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About Jamal Village

Jamal is a mid sized village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 265 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731102
Area (hectares) 97.2 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 265
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
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 Jamal compares

By the 2011 count Jamal is the 61st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 97.2 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Jamal

The census records public bus service for Jamal 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamal from other places

Jamal lies about 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 2.5 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 Jamal
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 2.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri II 19 km
District headquarters Birbhum 19 km

Villages closest to Jamal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri 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 Jamal

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamal village had a population of 520. That makes it the 61st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Jamal village has 265 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamal has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Jamal is 731102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamal covers 97.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamal falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jamal is Mallarpur, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Jamal.

Jamal is about 19 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamal is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 2.5 km away. Sainthia is about 13 km away. Suri II is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatikra (2.2 km), Hatzanbazar (2.2 km) and Kasherhat (2.2 km).

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

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