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About Jamdan Village

Jamdan is a small village in Chandrakona II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 139 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 799 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamdan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamdan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona II
Pincode 721201
Area (hectares) 41.42 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 139
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 799
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamdan compares

By the 2011 count Jamdan is the 104th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 41.42 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jamdan

Jamdan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamdan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hurhuria, Idpur, Ishangar and Jadabnagar. 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 Jamdan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamdan village had a population of 250. That makes it the 104th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Jamdan village has 139 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamdan has about 799 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Jamdan is 721201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamdan covers 41.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamdan falls under Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jamdan 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 <5 km distance for Jamdan.

Jamdan is in Chandrakona 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 Jamdan today is likely to be higher.

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