About Jalahaari Village

Jalahaari is a mid sized village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 878, made up of 442 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalahaari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalahaari village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Salbani
Pincode	721516
Area (hectares)	149.26 hectares
Population	878
Male Population	442
Female Population	436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalahaari compares

By the 2011 count Jalahaari is the 59th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 149.26 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Jalahaari

Jalahaari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalahaari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jalahaari from other places

Jalahaari lies about 123 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur, about 20 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 Jalahaari
Nearest town	Ghorabandha	16 km
Nearest railway station	Govindpur	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Salbani	22 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	123 km

Villages closest to Jalahaari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalahaari village had a population of 878. That makes it the 59th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Jalahaari village has 442 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalahaari has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Jalahaari is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalahaari covers 149.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalahaari falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jalahaari is Govindpur, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jalahaari.

Jalahaari is about 123 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalahaari is in Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Ghorabandha is about 16 km away. Govindpur is about 20 km away. Salbani is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.