About Jal Ghata Village

Jal Ghata is a mid sized village in Canning II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 290 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743373, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jal Ghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jal Ghata village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Canning II
Pincode	743373
Area (hectares)	114.75 hectares
Population	601
Male Population	290
Female Population	311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,072
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jal Ghata compares

By the 2011 count Jal Ghata is the 55th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents. Its 114.75 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Jal Ghata

Jal Ghata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jal Ghata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jal Ghata from other places

Jal Ghata lies about 35 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Taldi, about 5.5 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 Jal Ghata
Nearest railway station	Taldi	5.5 km
Nearest town	Canning	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Canning II	35 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	35 km

Villages closest to Jal Ghata

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Jal Ghata

As per the Census of India 2011, Jal Ghata village had a population of 601. That makes it the 55th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents.

Jal Ghata village has 290 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jal Ghata has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Jal Ghata is 743373. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jal Ghata covers 114.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jal Ghata falls under Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jal Ghata is Taldi, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jal Ghata.

Jal Ghata is about 35 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.

Jal Ghata is in Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Taldi is about 5.5 km away. Canning is about 8.3 km away. Canning II is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.