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About Jirat Village

Jirat is one of the larger villages in Barasat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,337, made up of 2,711 males and 2,626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743248, 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 Barasat I
Pincode 743248
Area (hectares) 99.63 hectares
Population 5,337
Male Population 2,711
Female Population 2,626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jirat compares

By the 2011 count Jirat is the 6th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 99.63 hectares work out to about 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Jirat

Jirat is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jirat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jafarpur, Jagannathpur, Jalsukha and Jamtagar. 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 5,337. That makes it the 6th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Jirat village has 2,711 males and 2,626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirat has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Jirat is 743248. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jirat covers 99.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Jirat notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jirat.

Jirat is in Barasat I 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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