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About Jangalia Village

Jangalia is one of the larger villages in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,366, made up of 3,306 males and 3,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743372
Area (hectares) 114.12 hectares
Population 6,366
Male Population 3,306
Female Population 3,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jangalia compares

By the 2011 count Jangalia is the 6th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 114.12 hectares work out to about 56 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 943.

Getting to Jangalia

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

How far is Jangalia from other places

Jangalia lies about 12 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hogla, about under 2 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 Jangalia
Nearest railway station Hogla under 2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 12 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 12 km

Villages closest to Jangalia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar I 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 Jangalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangalia village had a population of 6,366. That makes it the 6th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Jangalia village has 3,306 males and 3,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangalia has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jangalia is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangalia covers 114.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jangalia falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jangalia is Hogla, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Jangalia is about 12 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.

Jangalia is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hogla is about under 2 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 10 km away. Jaynagar I is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Chakpanchghora (under 2 km), Lakshmi Narayanpur (under 2 km) and Khakurdaha (under 2 km).

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

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