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About Jothar Village

Jothar is a mid sized village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,054, made up of 546 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jothar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jothar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kushmundi
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 59.81 hectares
Population 1,054
Male Population 546
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jothar compares

By the 2011 count Jothar is the 64th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 59.81 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Jothar

Jothar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jothar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jamirail, Jamunadanga, Jarail and Jhagrapara. 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 Jothar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jothar village had a population of 1,054. That makes it the 64th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Jothar village has 546 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jothar has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Jothar is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jothar covers 59.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jothar falls under Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jothar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jothar.

Jothar is in Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Jothar today is likely to be higher.

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