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About Jatarpur Village

Jatarpur is a small village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 144 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.11 hectares hectares.

Jatarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 44.11 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 144
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jatarpur compares

By the 2011 count Jatarpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 44.11 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Jatarpur

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

How far is Jatarpur from other places

Jatarpur lies about 14 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Palta, about 1.6 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 Jatarpur
Nearest railway station Palta 1.6 km
Nearest town Bārākpur 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 14 km
District headquarters Hugli 14 km

Villages closest to Jatarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Jatarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatarpur village had a population of 289. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Jatarpur village has 144 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatarpur has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Jatarpur covers 44.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jatarpur falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jatarpur is Palta, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Jatarpur.

Jatarpur is about 14 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatarpur is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Palta is about 1.6 km away. Bārākpur is about 2.8 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramnagar (1.5 km), Ichhpur (2.4 km) and Barakpur Naopara (2.8 km).

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

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