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About Demkajhora Village

Demkajhora is a large village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,462, made up of 1,273 males and 1,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Demkajhora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Demkajhora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Mal
Pincode 735221
Area (hectares) 438.18 hectares
Population 2,462
Male Population 1,273
Female Population 1,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Demkajhora compares

By the 2011 count Demkajhora is the 49th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 438.18 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Demkajhora

The census records public bus service for Demkajhora as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Demkajhora from other places

Demkajhora lies about 33 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Baradighi, 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 Demkajhora
Nearest railway station Baradighi 2.5 km
Nearest town Kālimpong 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Mal 33 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 33 km

Villages closest to Demkajhora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Demkajhora village had a population of 2,462. That makes it the 49th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Demkajhora village has 1,273 males and 1,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Demkajhora has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Demkajhora is 735221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Demkajhora covers 438.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Demkajhora falls under Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Demkajhora is Baradighi, 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 - 10 km distance for Demkajhora.

Demkajhora is about 33 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Demkajhora is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Baradighi is about 2.5 km away. Kālimpong is about 26 km away. Mal is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurjang Jhora Tea Garden (under 2 km), Nidam Jhora Tea Garden (under 2 km) and Haihai Pathar Tea Garden I (1.8 km).

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

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