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About Jannagar Village

Jannagar is a large village in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,140, made up of 2,162 males and 1,978 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jannagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jannagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Ratua I
Pincode 732205
Area (hectares) 206.05 hectares
Population 4,140
Male Population 2,162
Female Population 1,978
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jannagar compares

By the 2011 count Jannagar is the 23rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 206.05 hectares work out to about 20 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 938.

Getting to Jannagar

Jannagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jannagar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jannagar from other places

Jannagar lies about 22 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malahar, about 4.3 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 Jannagar
Nearest railway station Malahar 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Ratua I 22 km
District headquarters Maldah 22 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 34 km

Villages closest to Jannagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratua I 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 Jannagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jannagar village had a population of 4,140. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Jannagar village has 2,162 males and 1,978 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jannagar has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Jannagar is 732205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jannagar covers 206.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jannagar falls under Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jannagar is Malahar, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jannagar.

Jannagar is about 22 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jannagar is in Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district. Malahar is about 4.3 km away. Ratua I is about 22 km away. Maldah is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (under 2 km), Nandanpur Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Mohanpur (5.0 km).

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

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