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About Jankpur Village

Jankpur is a large village in Campierganj tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,252, made up of 1,649 males and 1,603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jankpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jankpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Campierganj
Pincode 273158
Area (hectares) 153.28 hectares
Population 3,252
Male Population 1,649
Female Population 1,603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jankpur compares

By the 2011 count Jankpur is the 39th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 153.28 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Jankpur

Jankpur 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 Jankpur as Available. 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 Jankpur from other places

Jankpur lies about 30 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Campierganj, about 2.1 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 Jankpur
Nearest railway station Campierganj 2.1 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 14 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 30 km

Villages closest to Jankpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jankpur village had a population of 3,252. That makes it the 39th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Jankpur village has 1,649 males and 1,603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jankpur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Jankpur is 273158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jankpur covers 153.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jankpur falls under Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jankpur is Campierganj, about 2.1 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jankpur.

Jankpur is about 30 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jankpur is in Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Campierganj is about 2.1 km away. Mehndāwal is about 14 km away. Gorakhpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banbhagalpur (under 2 km), Shivpur Karmahwa (under 2 km) and Karanhari (under 2 km).

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

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