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About Jhakurkol Village

Jhakurkol is a large village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,721, made up of 1,422 males and 1,299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhakurkol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhakurkol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721137
Area (hectares) 117.14 hectares
Population 2,721
Male Population 1,422
Female Population 1,299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Jhakurkol compares

By the 2011 count Jhakurkol is the 32nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 117.14 hectares work out to about 23 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 Jhakurkol

The census records public bus service for Jhakurkol 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 Gurchakil, Jadupur, Jagannathpur and Japhali. 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 Jhakurkol

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhakurkol village had a population of 2,721. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Jhakurkol village has 1,422 males and 1,299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhakurkol has about 914 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 Jhakurkol is 721137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhakurkol covers 117.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Jhakurkol 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 Jhakurkol.

Jhakurkol 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 Jhakurkol today is likely to be higher.

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