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About Jiakhori Village

Jiakhori is one of the larger villages in Chopra tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,335, made up of 3,820 males and 3,515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 906.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiakhori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiakhori village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Chopra
Pincode 733214
Area (hectares) 906.09 hectares
Population 7,335
Male Population 3,820
Female Population 3,515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiakhori compares

By the 2011 count Jiakhori is the 9th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents. Its 906.09 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Jiakhori

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

Jiakhori lies about 66 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Tin Mile Hat, about 3.2 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 Jiakhori
Nearest railway station Tin Mile Hat 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chopra 7.9 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 21 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 66 km

Villages closest to Jiakhori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiakhori village had a population of 7,335. That makes it the 9th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents.

Jiakhori village has 3,820 males and 3,515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiakhori has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Jiakhori is 733214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiakhori covers 906.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jiakhori falls under Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jiakhori is Tin Mile Hat, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jiakhori.

Jiakhori is about 66 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiakhori is in Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Tin Mile Hat is about 3.2 km away. Chopra is about 7.9 km away. Islāmpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Bhagalpur (2.0 km), Pawakhali (2.2 km) and Bhata (2.4 km).

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

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