About Jiancha Village

Jiancha is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,379, made up of 720 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiancha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiancha village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Diamond Harbour II
Pincode	743504
Area (hectares)	65.62 hectares
Population	1,379
Male Population	720
Female Population	659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jiancha compares

By the 2011 count Jiancha is the 51st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 65.62 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jiancha

Jiancha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jiancha as Available within village. 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 Jiancha from other places

Jiancha lies about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Jiancha
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Diamond Harbour II	28 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	28 km

Villages closest to Jiancha

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

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Common questions about Jiancha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiancha village had a population of 1,379. That makes it the 51st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Jiancha village has 720 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiancha has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Jiancha is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiancha covers 65.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jiancha falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jiancha 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jiancha.

Jiancha is about 28 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.

Jiancha is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Diamond Harbour is about 8.5 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 28 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.