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About Japhala Village

Japhala is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 186 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Japhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Japhala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721505
Area (hectares) 52.61 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 186
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Japhala compares

By the 2011 count Japhala is the 93rd largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 52.61 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Japhala

Japhala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Japhala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jamdahari, Jamjurki, Jamsola and Jamui. 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 Japhala

As per the Census of India 2011, Japhala village had a population of 369. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Japhala village has 186 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Japhala has about 984 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 974.

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

Japhala covers 52.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Japhala 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 5 - 10 km distance for Japhala.

Japhala is in Jamboni 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 Japhala today is likely to be higher.

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