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About Jara Kusum Village

Jara Kusum is a small village in Gopiballavpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 177 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jara Kusum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jara Kusum village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Gopiballavpur II
Pincode 721517
Area (hectares) 59.05 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 177
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jara Kusum compares

By the 2011 count Jara Kusum is the 113th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 59.05 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Jara Kusum

Jara Kusum is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jara Kusum 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 Hatipata, Hijla, Jahanpur and Jamua. 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 Jara Kusum

As per the Census of India 2011, Jara Kusum village had a population of 347. That makes it the 113th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Jara Kusum village has 177 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jara Kusum has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Jara Kusum is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jara Kusum covers 59.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jara Kusum falls under Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jara Kusum 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 Jara Kusum.

Jara Kusum is in Gopiballavpur 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 Jara Kusum today is likely to be higher.

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