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About Jantai Village

Jantai is a mid sized village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 446 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jantai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jantai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721449
Area (hectares) 103.47 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 446
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jantai compares

By the 2011 count Jantai is the 63rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 103.47 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Jantai

Jantai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jantai 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hatira, Ichhagere, Jagudas Bar and Jalalpur. 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 Jantai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jantai village had a population of 860. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Jantai village has 446 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jantai has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Jantai is 721449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jantai covers 103.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jantai falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jantai notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Jantai.

Jantai is in Contai III tehsil of Purba 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 Jantai today is likely to be higher.

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