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About Jaka Village

Jaka is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 119 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 17.4 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 119
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Jaka compares

By the 2011 count Jaka is the 157th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 17.4 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Jaka

Jaka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jaka 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. The nearest villages by name are Hijrar, Indra, Itapur and Jagannath Pur. 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 Jaka

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaka village had a population of 225. That makes it the 157th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Jaka village has 119 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaka has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Jaka is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaka covers 17.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaka falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jaka 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 Jaka.

Jaka is in Keshiary 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 Jaka today is likely to be higher.

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