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About Jajpur Village

Jajpur is a mid sized village in Baragaon tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,233, made up of 615 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770016, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jajpur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Baragaon
Pincode 770016
Area (hectares) 648 hectares
Population 1,233
Male Population 615
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jajpur compares

By the 2011 count Jajpur is the 21st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 648 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Jajpur

Jajpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jajpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jajpur from other places

Jajpur lies about 27 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Kechobahal, about 7.1 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 Jajpur
Nearest railway station Kechobahal 7.1 km
Nearest town Brajarajnagar 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baragaon 27 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 27 km

Villages closest to Jajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jajpur village had a population of 1,233. That makes it the 21st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Jajpur village has 615 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jajpur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Jajpur is 770016. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jajpur covers 648 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jajpur falls under Baragaon tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Jajpur is Kechobahal, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance for Jajpur.

Jajpur is about 27 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jajpur is in Baragaon tehsil of Sundargarh district. Kechobahal is about 7.1 km away. Brajarajnagar is about 8.2 km away. Baragaon is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barpali (1.7 km), Kumbahal (6.7 km) and Sahajbahal (6.9 km).

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

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