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About Jugdia Village

Jugdia is one of the larger villages in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,579, made up of 7,048 males and 6,531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jugdia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jugdia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743355
Area (hectares) 481.58 hectares
Population 13,579
Male Population 7,048
Female Population 6,531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jugdia compares

By the 2011 count Jugdia is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 481.58 hectares work out to about 28 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 948.

Getting to Jugdia

Jugdia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jugdia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jugdia from other places

Jugdia lies about 9.3 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hogla, about 2.3 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 Jugdia
Nearest railway station Hogla 2.3 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 9.3 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 9.3 km

Villages closest to Jugdia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jugdia village had a population of 13,579. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Jugdia village has 7,048 males and 6,531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jugdia has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Jugdia is 743355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jugdia covers 481.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jugdia falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jugdia is Hogla, about 2.3 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 village for Jugdia.

Jugdia is about 9.3 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.

Jugdia is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hogla is about 2.3 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 7.7 km away. Magrahat II is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benipur (1.5 km), Gobindapur (2.2 km) and Ghanashyampur (2.3 km).

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

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