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About Jethia Village

Jethia is a small village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 144 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jethia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jethia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721451
Area (hectares) 45.57 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 144
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jethia compares

By the 2011 count Jethia is the 144th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 45.57 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Jethia

Jethia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jethia as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jamuyapati, Janadighi, Jatibar and Jaypur. 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 Jethia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jethia village had a population of 267. That makes it the 144th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Jethia village has 144 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jethia has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Jethia is 721451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jethia covers 45.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jethia falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jethia 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 km distance for Jethia.

Jethia is in Dantan I 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 Jethia today is likely to be higher.

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