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About Japhala Village

Japhala 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 1,218, made up of 641 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Japhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Japhala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan II
Pincode 721443
Area (hectares) 151.76 hectares
Population 1,218
Male Population 641
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Japhala compares

By the 2011 count Japhala is the 46th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 151.76 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Japhala

Japhala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Japhala as Available within 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 Jadab Chak, Jahalda, Jalgoda and Jana Bar. 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 Japhala

As per the Census of India 2011, Japhala village had a population of 1,218. That makes it the 46th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Japhala village has 641 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Japhala has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

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

Japhala covers 151.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Japhala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Japhala.

Japhala 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Japhala today is likely to be higher.

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