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About Jhumnia Village

Jhumnia is a small village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 167 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhumnia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhumnia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 87.41 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 167
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhumnia compares

By the 2011 count Jhumnia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 87.41 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jhumnia

Jhumnia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhumnia as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jhumnia from other places

Jhumnia lies about 27 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 14 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 Jhumnia
Tehsil headquarters Falta 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Basuldanga 14 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 27 km

Villages closest to Jhumnia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhumnia village had a population of 321. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Jhumnia village has 167 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhumnia has about 922 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 Jhumnia is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhumnia covers 87.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhumnia falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jhumnia is Basuldanga, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jhumnia.

Jhumnia is about 27 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.

Jhumnia is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 9.7 km away. Basuldanga is about 14 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhna Gangadharpur (under 2 km), Achanda (under 2 km) and Laskarpur (under 2 km).

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

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