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About Jiathol Village

Jiathol is a mid sized village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 290 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiathol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiathol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Santuri
Pincode 723157
Area (hectares) 263.88 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 290
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jiathol compares

By the 2011 count Jiathol is the 46th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 263.88 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Jiathol

Jiathol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jiathol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gumra, Hansdima, Indkhuri Alias Dulurdi and Jagannathdi. 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 Jiathol

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiathol village had a population of 598. That makes it the 46th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Jiathol village has 290 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiathol has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Jiathol is 723157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiathol covers 263.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jiathol falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jiathol 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 village for Jiathol.

Jiathol is in Santuri 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 Jiathol today is likely to be higher.

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