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About Jatalpur Village

Jatalpur is a large village in English Bazar tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,559, made up of 1,309 males and 1,250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil English Bazar
Pincode 732216
Area (hectares) 69.5 hectares
Population 2,559
Male Population 1,309
Female Population 1,250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Jatalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jatalpur is the 30th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents. Its 69.5 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Jatalpur

Jatalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jatalpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jatalpur from other places

Jatalpur lies about 45 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 5.1 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 Jatalpur
Nearest railway station Bakudi 5.1 km
Nearest town Farakka 12 km
Tehsil headquarters English Bazar 34 km
District headquarters Maldah 45 km

Villages closest to Jatalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in English Bazar 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 Jatalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatalpur village had a population of 2,559. That makes it the 30th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents.

Jatalpur village has 1,309 males and 1,250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatalpur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Jatalpur is 732216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jatalpur covers 69.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Jatalpur is Bakudi, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Jatalpur.

Jatalpur is about 45 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatalpur is in English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district. Bakudi is about 5.1 km away. Farakka is about 12 km away. English Bazar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultanpur (3.5 km), Shyampur (3.6 km) and Madia (3.9 km).

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

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