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About Josna Village

Josna is a small village in Binpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 236 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Josna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Josna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur II
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 74.78 hectares
Population 482
Male Population 236
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
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 Josna compares

By the 2011 count Josna is the 102nd largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 74.78 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Josna

Josna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Josna 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 Jiageria, Jinakuri, Johurganj and Joram. 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 Josna

As per the Census of India 2011, Josna village had a population of 482. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Josna village has 236 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Josna has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Josna is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Josna covers 74.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Josna falls under Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Josna 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 Josna.

Josna is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Josna today is likely to be higher.

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