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Jarasol

Sankrail mandal
Pincode 721517
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Festival

Durga Puja

Jarasol observes Durga Puja on Friday, 16 October 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.

16 Oct

Temple in Sankrail mandal

The principal temple recorded for Sankrail mandal is Kanaka Durga Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Jarasol itself.

Durga Puja in West Bengal

Durga Puja, from Shashthi to Dashami, in community pandals rather than at home. Sandhi Puja at the join of Ashtami and Navami, Sindoor Khela and immersion on Dashami.

The regional form observed across West Bengal, Odisha, Assam. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
TUMPA DAS
Contact: 89****2257
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LGD code
341330
Pincode
721517
Post office
Tapsia
Population
351
Households
82
Literacy rate
85.5%
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000♂
Workers
239
Distance to district centre
24 km
Distance to mandal centre
10 km
Distance to Kolkata
132 km
Distance to Hyderabad
1052 km
Nearest railway station
Khemasuli · 14 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Bhangagarh RH · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Jarasol compares

By population, Jarasol ranks #129 of 287 villages in Sankrail mandal.

Literacy rate
%
85.5%
+20.5% vs mandal average
Jarasol85.5%
Sankrail mandal65.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
983
+1 vs mandal average
Jarasol983
Sankrail mandal982
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
Jarasol4.3
Sankrail mandal4.5

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

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Jarasol at a glance

Jarasol is a village of 351 people in 82 households (Census 2011) in Sankrail block, Jhargram district, West Bengal, the 129th-largest of 287 villages in Sankrail block. Literacy is 86%, 21 points above the block average of 65% and the sex ratio is 983 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Jhargram district centre, 38 km from Sabra, the nearest town, 14 km from Khemasuli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 721517, served by Tapsia post office; the LGD village code is 341330. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhangagarh RH, 2 km away. The sarpanch is TUMPA DAS, and the village votes in Gopiballavpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Mahata. The population is estimated at 393 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Jarasol · this village35186%—
Rangadiha · Sankrail49671%1.1 km S
Rangadiha · Barsahi39549%1.1 km S
Kesurgerya · Sankrail0—1.2 km NE
Paschim Gholai · Sankrail29467%1.2 km NW
Hatia Sol · Sankrail57868%1.2 km W
Gholai · Raibania25983%1.5 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jarasol

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)
16
Power hours (winter)
10
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
182.63
Irrigated area (ha)
78
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Jarasol

LGD code
341330
Pincode
721517
Post office
Tapsia
Population (Census 2011)
351
Population (projected 2026)
393
Households
82
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
983
Literacy rate
85.5%
Coordinates
22.21867°N, 87.13983°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Jhargram
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gopiballavpur
Member of Parliament
Kalipada Soren
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajesh Mahata
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
TUMPA DAS
Block / Mandal
Sankrail
Getting there

How to reach Jarasol

Mandal centre
Sankrail · ≈ 9.6 km
≈ 20 min by car · 23 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Jhargram · ≈ 24 km
≈ 49 min by car · 59 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 16,280 people
Sabra · ≈ 38 km
≈ 1 h 19 min by car · 1 h 33 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata132 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad1052 km
  • Delhi1224 km
  • Chennai1249 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKhemasuli14 km
  • Bus stopDhobi Ghat Bus Stop21 km
  • Hospital / PHCBhangagarh RH2 km
  • ATM / bankAxis Bank20 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum23 km
  • CollegeDepartment of Humanities and Social Science21 km
  • Police stationHijli TOP Police Station21 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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