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About Jakhani Village

Jakhani is a small village in Bharatpur I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 389, made up of 186 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bharatpur I
Pincode 742140
Area (hectares) 145.93 hectares
Population 389
Male Population 186
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jakhani compares

By the 2011 count Jakhani is the 73rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 145.93 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Jakhani

Jakhani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jakhani as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Haranandapur, Harischandrapur, Ibrahimpur and Jadabpur. 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 Jakhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhani village had a population of 389. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Jakhani village has 186 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhani has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Jakhani is 742140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhani covers 145.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jakhani falls under Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jakhani notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Jakhani.

Jakhani is in Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Jakhani today is likely to be higher.

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