About Janu Basan Village

Janu Basan is one of the larger villages in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,363, made up of 2,769 males and 2,594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janu Basan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janu Basan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Sahid Matangini
Pincode	721172
Area (hectares)	162.32 hectares
Population	5,363
Male Population	2,769
Female Population	2,594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Janu Basan compares

By the 2011 count Janu Basan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 162.32 hectares work out to about 33 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 932.

Getting to Janu Basan

Janu Basan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Janu Basan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hogalberya, Hogla, Hurinan and Ichha Bari. 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 Janu Basan

As per the Census of India 2011, Janu Basan village had a population of 5,363. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Janu Basan village has 2,769 males and 2,594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janu Basan has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Janu Basan is 721172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janu Basan covers 162.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Janu Basan falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Janu Basan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Janu Basan.

Janu Basan is in Sahid Matangini 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.