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About Jaytara Village

Jaytara is a large village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,228, made up of 1,152 males and 1,076 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743249, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaytara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaytara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743249
Area (hectares) 190.61 hectares
Population 2,228
Male Population 1,152
Female Population 1,076
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Jaytara compares

By the 2011 count Jaytara is the 48th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 190.61 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Jaytara

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

How far is Jaytara from other places

Jaytara lies about 15 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 6.9 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 Jaytara
Tehsil headquarters Gaighata 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 6.9 km
Nearest town Gobārdānga 7.3 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 15 km

Villages closest to Jaytara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaytara village had a population of 2,228. That makes it the 48th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Jaytara village has 1,152 males and 1,076 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaytara has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Jaytara is 743249. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaytara covers 190.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaytara falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jaytara is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 6.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jaytara.

Jaytara is about 15 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaytara is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Gaighata is about 4.2 km away. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 6.9 km away. Gobārdānga is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanspur (under 2 km), Jaleshwar (1.7 km) and Ghonja (3.1 km).

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

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