About Jamgachhi Village

Jamgachhi is a mid sized village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 378 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamgachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamgachhi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal I
Pincode	732126
Area (hectares)	49.2 hectares
Population	736
Male Population	378
Female Population	358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
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 Jamgachhi compares

By the 2011 count Jamgachhi is the 77th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 49.2 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Jamgachhi

Jamgachhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamgachhi 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 Jamgachhi from other places

Jamgachhi lies about 25 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malahar, about 4.0 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 Jamgachhi
Nearest railway station	Malahar	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal I	13 km
District headquarters	Maldah	25 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	28 km

Villages closest to Jamgachhi

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

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Common questions about Jamgachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamgachhi village had a population of 736. That makes it the 77th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Jamgachhi village has 378 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamgachhi has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Jamgachhi is 732126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamgachhi covers 49.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamgachhi falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jamgachhi is Malahar, about 4.0 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 Jamgachhi.

Jamgachhi is about 25 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamgachhi is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about 4.0 km away. Chanchal I is about 13 km away. Maldah is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.