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About Jashua Village

Jashua is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 119 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jashua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jashua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721517
Area (hectares) 44.04 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 119
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
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 Jashua compares

By the 2011 count Jashua is the 162nd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 44.04 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Jashua

Jashua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jashua 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 Jambedia, Jamira, Jamsol and Jangal Kurachi. 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 Jashua

As per the Census of India 2011, Jashua village had a population of 254. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Jashua village has 119 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jashua has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Jashua is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jashua covers 44.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jashua falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jashua 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 Jashua.

Jashua is in Sankrail 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 Jashua today is likely to be higher.

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