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About Joykalla Village

Joykalla is a mid sized village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 730, made up of 357 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joykalla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joykalla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Puncha
Pincode 723151
Area (hectares) 191.12 hectares
Population 730
Male Population 357
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Joykalla compares

By the 2011 count Joykalla is the 60th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 191.12 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Joykalla

Joykalla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Joykalla 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. The nearest villages by name are Gopalpur, Gopinathpur, Haridi and Hariharpur. 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 Joykalla

As per the Census of India 2011, Joykalla village had a population of 730. That makes it the 60th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Joykalla village has 357 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joykalla has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Joykalla is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joykalla covers 191.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Joykalla falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Joykalla notes the nearest railway station 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 Joykalla.

Joykalla is in Puncha tehsil of Puruliya 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 Joykalla today is likely to be higher.

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