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About Jorakhali Village

Jorakhali is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 317 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jorakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jorakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 92.73 hectares
Population 615
Male Population 317
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jorakhali compares

By the 2011 count Jorakhali is the 58th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 92.73 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Jorakhali

The census records public bus service for Jorakhali 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jhinki, Jhunjisol, Jitusol and Jogitola. 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 Jorakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Jorakhali village had a population of 615. That makes it the 58th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Jorakhali village has 317 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jorakhali has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Jorakhali is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jorakhali covers 92.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Jorakhali notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Jorakhali.

Jorakhali is in Jhargram 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 Jorakhali today is likely to be higher.

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