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About Elagerya Village

Elagerya is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 20 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elagerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elagerya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721505
Area (hectares) 27.46 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 20
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Elagerya compares

By the 2011 count Elagerya is the 250th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 27.46 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Elagerya

The census records public bus service for Elagerya 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Elagerya from other places

Elagerya lies about 54 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Banstola, about 20 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 Elagerya
Nearest railway station Banstola 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamboni 20 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 21 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 54 km

Villages closest to Elagerya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jamboni 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 Elagerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Elagerya village had a population of 40. That makes it the 250th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Elagerya village has 20 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elagerya has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Elagerya is 721505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elagerya covers 27.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Elagerya falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Elagerya is Banstola, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Elagerya.

Elagerya is about 54 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elagerya is in Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Banstola is about 20 km away. Jamboni is about 20 km away. Jhārgrām is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belborya (under 2 km), Belia (under 2 km) and Bera (under 2 km).

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

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