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About Jalabaria Village

Jalabaria is one of the larger villages in Kultali tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20,138, made up of 10,223 males and 9,915 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2331.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalabaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalabaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kultali
Pincode 743338
Area (hectares) 2331.56 hectares
Population 20,138
Male Population 10,223
Female Population 9,915
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalabaria compares

By the 2011 count Jalabaria is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents. Its 2331.56 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Jalabaria

Jalabaria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalabaria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jalabaria from other places

Jalabaria lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, 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 Jalabaria
Nearest railway station Baharu 14 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kultali 30 km

Villages closest to Jalabaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalabaria village had a population of 20,138. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents.

Jalabaria village has 10,223 males and 9,915 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalabaria has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Jalabaria is 743338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalabaria covers 2331.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalabaria falls under Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jalabaria is Baharu, 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 village for Jalabaria.

Jalabaria is about 16 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.

Jalabaria is in Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 14 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 15 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godabar (2.9 km), Kaksaha (3.0 km) and Alitakhali (4.1 km).

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

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