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About Jainpur Village

Jainpur is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 456 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.73 hectares hectares.

Jainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jainpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 164.73 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 456
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jainpur compares

By the 2011 count Jainpur is the 249th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 164.73 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Jainpur

Jainpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jainpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jainpur from other places

Jainpur lies about 21 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, about 10 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 Jainpur
Nearest railway station Kheta Sarai 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 16 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 21 km

Villages closest to Jainpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jainpur village had a population of 941. That makes it the 249th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Jainpur village has 456 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jainpur has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Jainpur covers 164.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jainpur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jainpur is Kheta Sarai, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Jainpur.

Jainpur is about 21 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jainpur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 10 km away. Shahganj is about 16 km away. Shāhganj 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 Methenepur (under 2 km), Mubarakpur (under 2 km) and Bandanpur (under 2 km).

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

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