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About Jahangirgar Village

Jahangirgar is a large village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,484, made up of 1,770 males and 1,714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743375, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahangirgar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahangirgar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743375
Area (hectares) 65.9 hectares
Population 3,484
Male Population 1,770
Female Population 1,714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Jahangirgar compares

By the 2011 count Jahangirgar is the 17th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 65.9 hectares work out to about 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Jahangirgar

Jahangirgar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jahangirgar 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 Jahangirgar from other places

Jahangirgar lies about 14 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sangrampur, about 3.8 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 Jahangirgar
Nearest railway station Sangrampur 3.8 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 14 km

Villages closest to Jahangirgar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahangirgar village had a population of 3,484. That makes it the 17th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Jahangirgar village has 1,770 males and 1,714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahangirgar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Jahangirgar is 743375. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahangirgar covers 65.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jahangirgar falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jahangirgar is Sangrampur, about 3.8 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 Jahangirgar.

Jahangirgar is about 14 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.

Jahangirgar is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Sangrampur is about 3.8 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 13 km away. Magrahat I 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 Payra Chali (under 2 km), Dihi Sarishapara (under 2 km) and Hijalhat (under 2 km).

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

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