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About Jalukhan Village

Jalukhan is a mid sized village in Nabagram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,230, made up of 630 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalukhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalukhan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Nabagram
Pincode 742181
Area (hectares) 347.29 hectares
Population 1,230
Male Population 630
Female Population 600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Jalukhan compares

By the 2011 count Jalukhan is the 62nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents. Its 347.29 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Jalukhan

Jalukhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jalukhan 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 Isannagar, Isanpur, Itasaran and Itor. 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 Jalukhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalukhan village had a population of 1,230. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents.

Jalukhan village has 630 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalukhan has about 952 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 961.

The pincode recorded for Jalukhan is 742181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalukhan covers 347.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalukhan falls under Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jalukhan 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 Jalukhan.

Jalukhan is in Nabagram 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 Jalukhan today is likely to be higher.

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