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About Dahi Juri Village

Dahi Juri is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 4 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahi Juri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahi Juri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721504
Area (hectares) 25.49 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 4
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahi Juri compares

By the 2011 count Dahi Juri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 25.49 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Dahi Juri

Dahi Juri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dahi Juri as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dahi Juri from other places

Dahi Juri lies about 48 km from Paschim Medinipur. 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 Dahi Juri
Tehsil headquarters Jhargram 5.4 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 5.4 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 48 km

Villages closest to Dahi Juri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jhargram 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 Dahi Juri

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahi Juri village had a population of 7. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Dahi Juri village has 4 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahi Juri has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Dahi Juri is 721504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahi Juri covers 25.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dahi Juri falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dahi Juri.

Dahi Juri is about 48 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahi Juri is in Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jhargram is about 5.4 km away. Jhārgrām is about 5.4 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharagerya (5.4 km), Jabani Kata (15 km) and Jambani (15 km).

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

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