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About Jot Basanta Village

Jot Basanta is one of the larger villages in English Bazar tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,438, made up of 5,858 males and 5,580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 690.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jot Basanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jot Basanta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil English Bazar
Pincode 732128
Area (hectares) 690.9 hectares
Population 11,438
Male Population 5,858
Female Population 5,580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jot Basanta compares

By the 2011 count Jot Basanta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents. Its 690.9 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Jot Basanta

Jot Basanta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jot Basanta 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Itakhola, Jagadishpur, Jamalpur and Jatalpur. 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 Basanta

As per the Census of India 2011, Jot Basanta village had a population of 11,438. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents.

Jot Basanta village has 5,858 males and 5,580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jot Basanta has about 953 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 Jot Basanta is 732128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jot Basanta covers 690.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Jot Basanta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Jot Basanta 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 Basanta today is likely to be higher.

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