About Jhaukuthi Village

Jhaukuthi is a large village in Tufanganj I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,273, made up of 2,155 males and 2,118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhaukuthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhaukuthi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Koch Bihar
Tehsil	Tufanganj I
Pincode	736159
Area (hectares)	614.86 hectares
Population	4,273
Male Population	2,155
Female Population	2,118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhaukuthi compares

By the 2011 count Jhaukuthi is the 17th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,379 residents. Its 614.86 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Jhaukuthi

Jhaukuthi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhaukuthi as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhaukuthi from other places

Jhaukuthi lies about 30 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Boxirhat, about 1.8 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 Jhaukuthi
Nearest railway station	Boxirhat	1.8 km
Nearest town	Tufānganj	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tufanganj I	30 km
District headquarters	Koch Bihar	30 km

Villages closest to Jhaukuthi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tufanganj I 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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Jhaukuthi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaukuthi village had a population of 4,273. That makes it the 17th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,379 residents.

Jhaukuthi village has 2,155 males and 2,118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaukuthi has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Jhaukuthi is 736159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhaukuthi covers 614.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhaukuthi falls under Tufanganj I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jhaukuthi is Boxirhat, about 1.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhaukuthi.

Jhaukuthi is about 30 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhaukuthi is in Tufanganj I tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Boxirhat is about 1.8 km away. Tufānganj is about 8.4 km away. Tufanganj I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.