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About Jirpai Village

Jirpai is a mid sized village in Jagannathpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 562 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jirpai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirpai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Jagannathpur
Pincode 833203
Area (hectares) 538 hectares
Population 1,161
Male Population 562
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jirpai compares

By the 2011 count Jirpai is the 28th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents. Its 538 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Jirpai

The census records public bus service for Jirpai 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jirpai from other places

Jirpai lies about 49 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dangoaposi, about 3.2 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 Jirpai
Nearest railway station Dangoaposi 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagannathpur 11 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 20 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 49 km

Villages closest to Jirpai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirpai village had a population of 1,161. That makes it the 28th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,031 residents.

Jirpai village has 562 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirpai has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Jirpai is 833203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jirpai covers 538 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jirpai falls under Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jirpai is Dangoaposi, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jirpai.

Jirpai is about 49 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirpai is in Jagannathpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Dangoaposi is about 3.2 km away. Jagannathpur is about 11 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mugadighiya (under 2 km), Durirta (2.6 km) and Purtidighiya (3.1 km).

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

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