About Jaglai Village

Jaglai is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 624 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaglai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaglai village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Sagardighi
Pincode	742224
Area (hectares)	294.18 hectares
Population	1,206
Male Population	624
Female Population	582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jaglai compares

By the 2011 count Jaglai is the 87th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 294.18 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Jaglai

Jaglai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jaglai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jaglai from other places

Jaglai lies about 36 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 5.1 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 Jaglai
Nearest railway station	Lohapur	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagardighi	14 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	15 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	36 km

Villages closest to Jaglai

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

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Common questions about Jaglai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaglai village had a population of 1,206. That makes it the 87th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Jaglai village has 624 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaglai has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Jaglai is 742224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaglai covers 294.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaglai falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jaglai is Lohapur, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jaglai.

Jaglai is about 36 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaglai is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 5.1 km away. Sagardighi is about 14 km away. Nalhāti is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.