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About Jot Ankur Village

Jot Ankur is a small village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 172 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jot Ankur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jot Ankur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721160
Area (hectares) 23.47 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 172
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jot Ankur compares

By the 2011 count Jot Ankur is the 269th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 23.47 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Jot Ankur

Jot Ankur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jot Ankur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jot Ankur from other places

Jot Ankur lies about 41 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kolaghat, about 9.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jot Ankur
Nearest railway station Kolaghat 9.9 km
Nearest town Ghātāl 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Debra 32 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 41 km

Villages closest to Jot Ankur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Debra tehsil.

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 Jot Ankur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jot Ankur village had a population of 347. That makes it the 269th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Jot Ankur village has 172 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jot Ankur has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Jot Ankur is 721160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jot Ankur covers 23.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jot Ankur falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jot Ankur is Kolaghat, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jot Ankur.

Jot Ankur is about 41 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jot Ankur is in Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Kolaghat is about 9.9 km away. Ghātāl is about 20 km away. Debra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jot Kanu (under 2 km), Jot Suja (under 2 km) and Bar Maishajanki (4.8 km).

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

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