About Jhaukhali Village

Jhaukhali is a mid sized village in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,502, made up of 770 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhaukhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhaukhali village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Gosaba
Pincode	743611
Area (hectares)	223.33 hectares
Population	1,502
Male Population	770
Female Population	732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhaukhali compares

By the 2011 count Jhaukhali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 223.33 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Jhaukhali

Jhaukhali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhaukhali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhaukhali from other places

Jhaukhali lies about 42 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 15 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 Jhaukhali
Tehsil headquarters	Gosaba	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Canning	15 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	42 km

Villages closest to Jhaukhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhaukhali village had a population of 1,502. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Jhaukhali village has 770 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhaukhali has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Jhaukhali is 743611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhaukhali covers 223.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhaukhali falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jhaukhali is Canning, about 15 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 - 10 km distance for Jhaukhali.

Jhaukhali is about 42 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.

Jhaukhali is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 9.7 km away. Canning is about 15 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.