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About Jagdala Village

Jagdala is a mid sized village in Bamangola tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,072, made up of 557 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagdala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagdala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Bamangola
Pincode 732138
Area (hectares) 229.31 hectares
Population 1,072
Male Population 557
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagdala compares

By the 2011 count Jagdala is the 47th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 229.31 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 951.

Getting to Jagdala

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

How far is Jagdala from other places

Jagdala lies about 12 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Gazole, about 9.5 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 Jagdala
Nearest railway station Gazole 9.5 km
District headquarters Maldah 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bamangola 18 km
Nearest town Malda 32 km

Villages closest to Jagdala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagdala village had a population of 1,072. That makes it the 47th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Jagdala village has 557 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagdala has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Jagdala is 732138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagdala covers 229.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jagdala falls under Bamangola tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jagdala is Gazole, about 9.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jagdala.

Jagdala is about 12 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagdala is in Bamangola tehsil of Maldah district. Gazole is about 9.5 km away. Maldah is about 12 km away. Bamangola is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baharampur (2.1 km), Dharmapur (2.1 km) and Salalpur (13 km).

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

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