About Jayahat Village

Jayahat is a large village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,957, made up of 1,999 males and 1,958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jayahat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jayahat village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Itahar
Pincode	733128
Area (hectares)	413.57 hectares
Population	3,957
Male Population	1,999
Female Population	1,958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
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 Jayahat compares

By the 2011 count Jayahat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 413.57 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Jayahat

Jayahat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jayahat 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 Jayahat from other places

Jayahat lies about 72 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sripur Halt, about 8.2 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 Jayahat
Nearest railway station	Sripur Halt	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Itahar	19 km
Nearest town	Malda	31 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	72 km

Villages closest to Jayahat

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Jayahat

As per the Census of India 2011, Jayahat village had a population of 3,957. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Jayahat village has 1,999 males and 1,958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jayahat has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Jayahat is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jayahat covers 413.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jayahat falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jayahat is Sripur Halt, about 8.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jayahat.

Jayahat is about 72 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jayahat is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Sripur Halt is about 8.2 km away. Itahar is about 19 km away. Malda is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.