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About Jarulia Village

Jarulia is a mid sized village in Nabagram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 480 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarulia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Nabagram
Pincode 742238
Area (hectares) 186.73 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 480
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Jarulia compares

By the 2011 count Jarulia is the 80th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents. Its 186.73 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Jarulia

Jarulia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jarulia 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jarulia from other places

Jarulia lies about 158 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about 4.7 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 Jarulia
Nearest railway station Kamalpur Halt 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabagram 19 km
Nearest town Katihar 23 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 158 km

Villages closest to Jarulia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nabagram 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 Jarulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarulia village had a population of 922. That makes it the 80th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents.

Jarulia village has 480 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarulia has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Jarulia is 742238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarulia covers 186.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jarulia is Kamalpur Halt, about 4.7 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 <5 km distance for Jarulia.

Jarulia is about 158 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarulia is in Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kamalpur Halt is about 4.7 km away. Nabagram is about 19 km away. Katihar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chayan Nagar (2.5 km), Isannagar (2.5 km) and Nagara (2.5 km).

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

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