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About Jharpukuria Village

Jharpukuria is a mid sized village in Maldah Old tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 449 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharpukuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharpukuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Maldah Old
Pincode 732128
Area (hectares) 99.01 hectares
Population 826
Male Population 449
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jharpukuria compares

By the 2011 count Jharpukuria is the 44th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents. Its 99.01 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Jharpukuria

Jharpukuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jharpukuria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Itapajha, Jadupur, Jalakar Bithan and Jatradanga. 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 Jharpukuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharpukuria village had a population of 826. That makes it the 44th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents.

Jharpukuria village has 449 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharpukuria has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Jharpukuria is 732128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharpukuria covers 99.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jharpukuria falls under Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jharpukuria 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 km distance for Jharpukuria.

Jharpukuria is in Maldah Old 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 Jharpukuria today is likely to be higher.

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