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Jashoda

Sainthia mandal
Pincode 731201
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Jashoda is a village in Sainthia mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, situated at 23.985°N, 87.656°E. It has a population of 723 residents across 162 households with a literacy rate of 54.8%. PIN code 731201.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RINKU BITTAR
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LGD code
317219
Pincode
731201
Post office
Ahmadpur
Population
723
Households
162
Literacy rate
54.8%
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000♂
Workers
249
Distance to district centre
9 km
Distance to mandal centre
22 km
Distance to Kolkata
173 km
Distance to Delhi
1161 km
Nearest railway station
Sainthia Junction · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Puranagram Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Jashoda compares

By population, Jashoda ranks #96 of 230 villages in Sainthia mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.8%
−8.7% vs mandal average
Jashoda
54.8%
Sainthia mandal
63.5%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
+4 vs mandal average
Jashoda
954
Sainthia mandal
950
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
Jashoda
4.5
Sainthia mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Jashoda at a glance

Jashoda is a village of 723 people in 162 households (Census 2011) in Sainthia block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 96th-largest of 230 villages in Sainthia block. Literacy is 55%, 9 points below the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. It lies 9 km from the Birbhum district centre, 11 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 5 km from Sainthia Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731201, served by Ahmadpur post office; the LGD village code is 317219. The nearest hospital or health centre is Puranagram Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is RINKU BITTAR, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 809 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Horisara

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →
villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Jashoda · this village72355%
Heruka · Mohammad Bazar2,13966%1.6 km NW
Salchapra · Sainthia1,41154%1.6 km SW
Monai · Seijosa Adc4384%1.8 km SE
Monai · Sainthia95451%1.8 km SE
Gorala · Sainthia67651%1.8 km E
Sahnagar · Mohammad Bazar1,74766%2.2 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jashoda

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
14
Power hours (winter)
16
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
130.41
Irrigated area (ha)
92
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Jashoda

LGD code
317219
Pincode
731201
Post office
Ahmadpur
Population (Census 2011)
723
Population (projected 2026)
809
Households
162
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
954
Literacy rate
54.8%
Coordinates
23.98503°N, 87.65582°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Labpur
Member of Parliament
Asit Kumar Mal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Debasis Ojha (Haku Da)
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RINKU BITTAR
Block / Mandal
Sainthia
Getting there

How to reach Jashoda

Mandal centre
Sainthia · ≈ 22 km
≈ 45 min by car · 54 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 9.2 km
≈ 19 min by car · 23 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,142 people
Mayureswar · ≈ 11 km
≈ 22 min by car · 27 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata173 kmcapital
  • Delhi1161 km
  • Hyderabad1203 km
  • Chennai1440 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSainthia Junction5 km
  • Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand24 km
  • Hospital / PHCPuranagram Hospital4 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank16 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump16 km
  • CollegeVisva-Bharati University34 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post56 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Jashoda

1 Temple, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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