About Joshua Village

Joshua is a small village in Khejuri II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 9 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joshua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joshua village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Khejuri II
Pincode	721431
Area (hectares)	32.52 hectares
Population	17
Male Population	9
Female Population	8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Joshua compares

By the 2011 count Joshua is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents. Its 32.52 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Joshua

Joshua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Joshua as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Hemanta Chak, Jafar Chak, Jagannath Chak and Janka. 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 Joshua

As per the Census of India 2011, Joshua village had a population of 17. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,449 residents.

Joshua village has 9 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joshua has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Joshua is 721431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joshua covers 32.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Joshua falls under Khejuri II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Joshua 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 5 - 10 km distance for Joshua.

Joshua is in Khejuri II 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.