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About Jia Gerya Village

Jia Gerya is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 12 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jia Gerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jia Gerya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721150
Area (hectares) 27.23 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 12
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jia Gerya compares

By the 2011 count Jia Gerya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 27.23 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 958.

Getting to Jia Gerya

Jia Gerya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jia Gerya 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jhalka, Jhatiar, Jheta Jambani and Jhetla. 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 Jia Gerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Jia Gerya village had a population of 20. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Jia Gerya village has 12 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jia Gerya has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Jia Gerya is 721150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jia Gerya covers 27.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jia Gerya falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jia Gerya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Jia Gerya.

Jia Gerya is in Keshpur 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 Jia Gerya today is likely to be higher.

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