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About Jayapur Village

Jayapur is a small village in Pathorighat tehsil, in the district of Darrang, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 126 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.79 hectares hectares.

Jayapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jayapur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Darrang
Tehsil Pathorighat
Area (hectares) 88.79 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 126
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jayapur compares

By the 2011 count Jayapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,123 residents. Its 88.79 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Jayapur

Jayapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jayapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jayapur from other places

Jayapur lies about 35 km from Darrang, and the nearest railway station is Dhekiajuli Road, about 8.9 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 Jayapur
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Dhekiajuli Road 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathorighat 35 km
District headquarters Darrang 35 km

Villages closest to Jayapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jayapur village had a population of 261. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,123 residents.

Jayapur village has 126 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jayapur has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Jayapur covers 88.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jayapur falls under Pathorighat tehsil of Darrang district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Jayapur is Dhekiajuli Road, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jayapur.

Jayapur is about 35 km from Darrang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jayapur is in Pathorighat tehsil of Darrang district. Dhekiajuli is about 3.2 km away. Dhekiajuli Road is about 8.9 km away. Pathorighat is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Burhagaon (12 km), Hangalpara (24 km) and Patidarrang (35 km).

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

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