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About Jhili Village

Jhili is a small village in Gopiballavpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 256 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhili village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Gopiballavpur I
Pincode 721506
Area (hectares) 70.73 hectares
Population 478
Male Population 256
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhili compares

By the 2011 count Jhili is the 79th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 546 residents. Its 70.73 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Jhili

Jhili is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhili 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jambani, Jan Ghati, Jauri Sol and Jharapara. 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 Jhili

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhili village had a population of 478. That makes it the 79th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 546 residents.

Jhili village has 256 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhili has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Jhili is 721506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhili covers 70.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhili falls under Gopiballavpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jhili notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Jhili.

Jhili is in Gopiballavpur 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 Jhili today is likely to be higher.

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