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About Jalsua Village

Jalsua is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,615, made up of 835 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalsua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalsua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733209
Area (hectares) 107.24 hectares
Population 1,615
Male Population 835
Female Population 780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalsua compares

By the 2011 count Jalsua is the 67th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 107.24 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Jalsua

Jalsua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jalsua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jalsua from other places

Jalsua lies about 7.0 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 5.0 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 Jalsua
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 7.0 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 7.0 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 18 km

Villages closest to Jalsua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalsua village had a population of 1,615. That makes it the 67th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Jalsua village has 835 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalsua has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Jalsua is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalsua covers 107.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jalsua falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jalsua is Surja Kama, about 5.0 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 - 10 km distance for Jalsua.

Jalsua is about 7.0 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalsua is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Surja Kama is about 5.0 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 7.0 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sasarkol (under 2 km), Titiha (under 2 km) and Galia (1.8 km).

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

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