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About Jashnan Village

Jashnan is a mid sized village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 517 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721628, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jashnan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jashnan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721628
Area (hectares) 70.04 hectares
Population 977
Male Population 517
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jashnan compares

By the 2011 count Jashnan is the 83rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 70.04 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Jashnan

Jashnan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jashnan 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hatgechhe Dakshin, Ichhapur, Irkha and Jalpai. 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 Jashnan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jashnan village had a population of 977. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Jashnan village has 517 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jashnan has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Jashnan is 721628. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jashnan covers 70.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jashnan falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jashnan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Jashnan.

Jashnan is in Nanda Kumar 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 Jashnan today is likely to be higher.

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