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About Jot Bhikhan Village

Jot Bhikhan is a large village in Lalgola tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,020, made up of 1,034 males and 986 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jot Bhikhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jot Bhikhan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Lalgola
Pincode 742148
Area (hectares) 63.28 hectares
Population 2,020
Male Population 1,034
Female Population 986
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jot Bhikhan compares

By the 2011 count Jot Bhikhan is the 44th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents. Its 63.28 hectares work out to about 32 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 964.

Getting to Jot Bhikhan

Jot Bhikhan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jot Bhikhan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ilimpur, Jagannathpur, Jagarpara and Janardanpur. 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 Bhikhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jot Bhikhan village had a population of 2,020. That makes it the 44th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents.

Jot Bhikhan village has 1,034 males and 986 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jot Bhikhan has about 954 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Jot Bhikhan is 742148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jot Bhikhan covers 63.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jot Bhikhan falls under Lalgola tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jot Bhikhan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jot Bhikhan.

Jot Bhikhan is in Lalgola 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 Jot Bhikhan today is likely to be higher.

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