About Jamtala Village

Jamtala is a large village in Kultali tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,495, made up of 2,294 males and 2,201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamtala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamtala village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Kultali
Pincode	743338
Area (hectares)	412.81 hectares
Population	4,495
Male Population	2,294
Female Population	2,201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamtala compares

By the 2011 count Jamtala is the 24th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents. Its 412.81 hectares work out to about 11 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 946.

Getting to Jamtala

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

Jamtala lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 18 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 Jamtala
Nearest railway station	Baharu	18 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	18 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kultali	28 km

Villages closest to Jamtala

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.

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Common questions about Jamtala

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamtala village had a population of 4,495. That makes it the 24th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents.

Jamtala village has 2,294 males and 2,201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamtala has about 959 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 946.

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

Jamtala covers 412.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jamtala is Baharu, about 18 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 Jamtala.

Jamtala is about 20 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.

Jamtala is in Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 18 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 18 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.