About Japhala Village

Japhala is a mid sized village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,531, made up of 781 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721305, 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	Kharagpur I
Pincode	721305
Area (hectares)	197.45 hectares
Population	1,531
Male Population	781
Female Population	750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Japhala compares

By the 2011 count Japhala is the 23rd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 197.45 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Japhala

Japhala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Japhala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jadabpur, Jafarpur, Jagannathpur and Jalkadanga. 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.

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Common questions about Japhala

As per the Census of India 2011, Japhala village had a population of 1,531. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Japhala village has 781 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Japhala has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Japhala is 721305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Japhala covers 197.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Japhala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Japhala is in Kharagpur I 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.