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About Jot Village

Jot is a mid sized village in English Bazar tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,479, made up of 762 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jot village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil English Bazar
Pincode 732206
Area (hectares) 39.5 hectares
Population 1,479
Male Population 762
Female Population 717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jot compares

By the 2011 count Jot is the 50th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents. Its 39.5 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Jot

Jot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jot 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Imamnagar, Itakhola, Jagadishpur and Jamalpur. 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 Jot

As per the Census of India 2011, Jot village had a population of 1,479. That makes it the 50th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents.

Jot village has 762 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jot has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Jot is 732206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jot covers 39.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jot falls under English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jot notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Jot.

Jot is in English Bazar 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 Jot today is likely to be higher.

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