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About Jirat Village

Jirat is a mid sized village in Amdanga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,941, made up of 1,007 males and 934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jirat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Amdanga
Pincode 743221
Area (hectares) 67.18 hectares
Population 1,941
Male Population 1,007
Female Population 934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 Jirat compares

By the 2011 count Jirat is the 47th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents. Its 67.18 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jirat

Jirat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jirat 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 Harbati, Harpara, Hekampur and Hisabi. 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 Jirat

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirat village had a population of 1,941. That makes it the 47th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents.

Jirat village has 1,007 males and 934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirat has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jirat is 743221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jirat covers 67.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jirat falls under Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jirat 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 Jirat.

Jirat is in Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Jirat today is likely to be higher.

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