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About Jehelinagar Village

Jehelinagar is a mid sized village in Suti I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,112, made up of 588 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jehelinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jehelinagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Suti I
Pincode 742223
Area (hectares) 33.87 hectares
Population 1,112
Male Population 588
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jehelinagar compares

By the 2011 count Jehelinagar is the 31st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 33.87 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Jehelinagar

The census records public bus service for Jehelinagar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jehelinagar from other places

Jehelinagar lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Jehelinagar
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Suti I 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Jehelinagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suti I 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 Jehelinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jehelinagar village had a population of 1,112. That makes it the 31st largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Jehelinagar village has 588 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jehelinagar has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Jehelinagar is 742223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jehelinagar covers 33.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jehelinagar falls under Suti I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jehelinagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jehelinagar.

Jehelinagar is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jehelinagar is in Suti I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Suti I is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalnagar (under 2 km), Kalinagar (under 2 km) and Mohammadpur (2.8 km).

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

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