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About Jhalgachhi Village

Jhalgachhi is a mid sized village in Rajarhat tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,641, made up of 877 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalgachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalgachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Rajarhat
Pincode 700135
Area (hectares) 57.91 hectares
Population 1,641
Male Population 877
Female Population 764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalgachhi compares

By the 2011 count Jhalgachhi is the 26th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents. Its 57.91 hectares work out to about 28 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 941.

Getting to Jhalgachhi

Jhalgachhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhalgachhi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghuni, Hudarait, Jagadishpur and Jamalpara. 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 Jhalgachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalgachhi village had a population of 1,641. That makes it the 26th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,987 residents.

Jhalgachhi village has 877 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalgachhi has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Jhalgachhi is 700135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalgachhi covers 57.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhalgachhi falls under Rajarhat tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jhalgachhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhalgachhi.

Jhalgachhi is in Rajarhat 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 Jhalgachhi today is likely to be higher.

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