About Atma Jhia Village

Atma Jhia is a mid sized village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 359 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atma Jhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atma Jhia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Nayagram
Pincode	721426
Area (hectares)	19.18 hectares
Population	705
Male Population	359
Female Population	346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Atma Jhia compares

By the 2011 count Atma Jhia is the 54th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 19.18 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Atma Jhia

Atma Jhia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Atma Jhia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Atma Jhia from other places

Atma Jhia lies about 57 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Dantan, about 8.8 km away. 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 Atma Jhia
Tehsil headquarters	Nayagram	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Dantan	8.8 km
Nearest town	Jaleshwar	19 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	57 km

Villages closest to Atma Jhia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nayagram 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.

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Common questions about Atma Jhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Atma Jhia village had a population of 705. That makes it the 54th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Atma Jhia village has 359 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atma Jhia has about 964 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Atma Jhia is 721426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atma Jhia covers 19.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Atma Jhia falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Atma Jhia is Dantan, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Atma Jhia.

Atma Jhia is about 57 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atma Jhia is in Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Nayagram is about 8.1 km away. Dantan is about 8.8 km away. Jaleshwar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.