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About Jaitan Village

Jaitan is a large village in Bamangola tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,789, made up of 1,403 males and 1,386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaitan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaitan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Bamangola
Pincode 732138
Area (hectares) 164.52 hectares
Population 2,789
Male Population 1,403
Female Population 1,386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaitan compares

By the 2011 count Jaitan is the 8th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 164.52 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Jaitan

Jaitan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaitan as Available within village. 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 Harisankarpur, Isahakpur, Jagannathpur and Jagdala. 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 Jaitan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaitan village had a population of 2,789. That makes it the 8th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Jaitan village has 1,403 males and 1,386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaitan has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

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

Jaitan covers 164.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jaitan.

Jaitan is in Bamangola tehsil of Maldah 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 Jaitan today is likely to be higher.

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