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About Japhali Village

Japhali is a large village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,806, made up of 1,461 males and 1,345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Japhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Japhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721137
Area (hectares) 110.88 hectares
Population 2,806
Male Population 1,461
Female Population 1,345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Japhali compares

By the 2011 count Japhali is the 29th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 110.88 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Japhali

The census records public bus service for Japhali as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gopal Chak, Gopal Nagar, Gurchakil and Jadupur. 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 Japhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Japhali village had a population of 2,806. That makes it the 29th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Japhali village has 1,461 males and 1,345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Japhali has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Japhali is 721137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Japhali covers 110.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Japhali falls under Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Japhali notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Japhali.

Japhali is in Kolaghat 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 Japhali today is likely to be higher.

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