About Jalgoda Village

Jalgoda is a mid sized village in Dantan II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,244, made up of 656 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalgoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalgoda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Dantan II
Pincode	721443
Area (hectares)	146.32 hectares
Population	1,244
Male Population	656
Female Population	588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
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 Jalgoda compares

By the 2011 count Jalgoda is the 43rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 146.32 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Jalgoda

Jalgoda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jalgoda 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 Gopalpur, Gopinathpur, Haripur and Jadab Chak. 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.

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Common questions about Jalgoda

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalgoda village had a population of 1,244. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Jalgoda village has 656 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalgoda has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Jalgoda is 721443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalgoda covers 146.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalgoda falls under Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jalgoda 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 Jalgoda.

Jalgoda is in Dantan 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.