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About Jotkasturi Village

Jotkasturi is a large village in Kaliachak II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,901, made up of 2,507 males and 2,394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jotkasturi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jotkasturi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Kaliachak II
Pincode 732207
Area (hectares) 288.49 hectares
Population 4,901
Male Population 2,507
Female Population 2,394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jotkasturi compares

By the 2011 count Jotkasturi is the 15th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,157 residents. Its 288.49 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Jotkasturi

Jotkasturi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jotkasturi 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 Jitnagar, Jot Ananta, Jot Doman and Jot Gopalkagmari. 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 Jotkasturi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jotkasturi village had a population of 4,901. That makes it the 15th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,157 residents.

Jotkasturi village has 2,507 males and 2,394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jotkasturi has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Jotkasturi is 732207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jotkasturi covers 288.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jotkasturi falls under Kaliachak II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jotkasturi 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 Jotkasturi.

Jotkasturi is in Kaliachak II 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 Jotkasturi today is likely to be higher.

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