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About Jaipani Village

Jaipani is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 145 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaipani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaipani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 189.38 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 145
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaipani compares

By the 2011 count Jaipani is the 225th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 189.38 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Jaipani

Jaipani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jaipani as Available within <5 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 Jaipani from other places

Jaipani lies about 16 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Rajgram, about 15 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 Jaipani
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Rajgram 15 km
District headquarters Pakur 16 km

Villages closest to Jaipani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaipani village had a population of 274. That makes it the 225th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Jaipani village has 145 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaipani has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Jaipani is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaipani covers 189.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaipani falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaipani is Rajgram, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jaipani.

Jaipani is about 16 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaipani is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 8.3 km away. Rajgram is about 15 km away. Pakur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parrah (under 2 km), Amlagachhi (under 2 km) and Kusumdanga (under 2 km).

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

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