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About Janadighi Village

Janadighi is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,072, made up of 548 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721457, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janadighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janadighi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721457
Area (hectares) 159.53 hectares
Population 1,072
Male Population 548
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Janadighi compares

By the 2011 count Janadighi is the 56th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 159.53 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Janadighi

Janadighi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Janadighi 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jambolia, Jamgadi, Jamjhatia and Jamua. 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 Janadighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Janadighi village had a population of 1,072. That makes it the 56th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Janadighi village has 548 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janadighi has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Janadighi is 721457. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janadighi covers 159.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Janadighi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Janadighi.

Janadighi 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 Janadighi today is likely to be higher.

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