About Jiling Village

Jiling is a large village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,881, made up of 1,411 males and 1,470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 964.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiling Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiling village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Barabazar
Pincode	723127
Area (hectares)	964.45 hectares
Population	2,881
Male Population	1,411
Female Population	1,470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiling compares

By the 2011 count Jiling is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 964.45 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Jiling

Jiling is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jiling as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jiling from other places

Jiling lies about 49 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jiling
Nearest town	Mango	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barabazar	15 km
Nearest railway station	Govindpur	18 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	49 km

Villages closest to Jiling

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barabazar tehsil.

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 Jiling

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiling village had a population of 2,881. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Jiling village has 1,411 males and 1,470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiling has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Jiling is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiling covers 964.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jiling falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jiling is Govindpur, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jiling.

Jiling is about 49 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiling is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. Mango is about 14 km away. Barabazar is about 15 km away. Govindpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.