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About Jepur Village

Jepur is a mid sized village in Jetpur tehsil, in the district of Rajkot, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,486, made up of 774 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 750.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 360370, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jepur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Rajkot
Tehsil Jetpur
Pincode 360370
Area (hectares) 750.41 hectares
Population 1,486
Male Population 774
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jepur compares

By the 2011 count Jepur is the 35th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,587 residents. Its 750.41 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jepur

Jepur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jepur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jepur from other places

Jepur lies about 62 km from Rajkot, and the nearest railway station is Navagadh, about under 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 Jepur
Tehsil headquarters Jetpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Navagadh under 2 km
District headquarters Rajkot 62 km

Villages closest to Jepur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jepur village had a population of 1,486. That makes it the 35th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,587 residents.

Jepur village has 774 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jepur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jepur is 360370. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jepur covers 750.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jepur falls under Jetpur tehsil of Rajkot district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Jepur is Navagadh, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jepur.

Jepur is about 62 km from Rajkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jepur is in Jetpur tehsil of Rajkot district. Jetpur is about under 2 km away. Navagadh is about under 2 km away. Rajkot is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pithadiya (5.0 km), Jetalsar (7.0 km) and Thana Galol (9.3 km).

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

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