About Jhawa Village

Jhawa is a mid sized village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,813, made up of 951 males and 862 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhawa village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Deshopran
Pincode	721450
Area (hectares)	256.03 hectares
Population	1,813
Male Population	951
Female Population	862
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhawa compares

By the 2011 count Jhawa is the 22nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 256.03 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jhawa

Jhawa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jhawa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hirakala, Hosenaput, Jagannathchak and Jagannathpur 3rd Part. 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 Jhawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhawa village had a population of 1,813. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Jhawa village has 951 males and 862 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhawa has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Jhawa is 721450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhawa covers 256.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhawa falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jhawa notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Jhawa.

Jhawa is in Deshopran 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.