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About Jalshara Village

Jalshara is a large village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,183, made up of 1,118 males and 1,065 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalshara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalshara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Ghatal
Pincode 721212
Area (hectares) 135.54 hectares
Population 2,183
Male Population 1,118
Female Population 1,065
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalshara compares

By the 2011 count Jalshara is the 34th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 135.54 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jalshara

Jalshara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalshara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hemantapur, Hemnagar, Islampur and Iswarpur. 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 Jalshara

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalshara village had a population of 2,183. That makes it the 34th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Jalshara village has 1,118 males and 1,065 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalshara has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jalshara is 721212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalshara covers 135.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jalshara falls under Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jalshara.

Jalshara is in Ghatal 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 Jalshara today is likely to be higher.

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