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About Jelerhat Village

Jelerhat is a large village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,435, made up of 1,227 males and 1,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743376, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jelerhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jelerhat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743376
Area (hectares) 79.74 hectares
Population 2,435
Male Population 1,227
Female Population 1,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jelerhat compares

By the 2011 count Jelerhat is the 44th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 79.74 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Jelerhat

Jelerhat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jelerhat 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jelerhat from other places

Jelerhat lies about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Betberia Ghola, about 3.1 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 Jelerhat
Nearest railway station Betberia Ghola 3.1 km
Nearest town Canning 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 25 km

Villages closest to Jelerhat

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

Common questions about Jelerhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Jelerhat village had a population of 2,435. That makes it the 44th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Jelerhat village has 1,227 males and 1,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jelerhat has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Jelerhat is 743376. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jelerhat covers 79.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jelerhat falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jelerhat is Betberia Ghola, about 3.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jelerhat.

Jelerhat is about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jelerhat is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Betberia Ghola is about 3.1 km away. Canning is about 9.9 km away. Baruipur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Mallikpur (under 2 km), Dakshin Ghola (under 2 km) and Bolbamni (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jelerhat today is likely to be higher.

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