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About Jotankur Village

Jotankur is a mid sized village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,474, made up of 791 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721627, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jotankur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jotankur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Pincode 721627
Area (hectares) 93.96 hectares
Population 1,474
Male Population 791
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
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 Jotankur compares

By the 2011 count Jotankur is the 57th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 93.96 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jotankur

The census records public bus service for Jotankur 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 Hirapur, Jashdumbur, Jay Krishnapur and Jayrambati. 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 Jotankur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jotankur village had a population of 1,474. That makes it the 57th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Jotankur village has 791 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jotankur has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Jotankur is 721627. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jotankur covers 93.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jotankur falls under Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jotankur 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 Jotankur.

Jotankur is in Tamluk 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 Jotankur today is likely to be higher.

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