Skip to main content

About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 327 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.31 hectares hectares.

Jamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 162.31 hectares
Population 612
Male Population 327
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is the 145th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 162.31 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Jamalpur

Jamalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamalpur as Available within village. 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 Jamalpur from other places

Jamalpur lies about 28 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Chaunrah, about 24 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 Jamalpur
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 7.3 km
Nearest town Auraiya 20 km
Nearest railway station Chaunrah 24 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 28 km

Villages closest to Jamalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalpur village had a population of 612. That makes it the 145th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Jamalpur village has 327 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 856.

Jamalpur covers 162.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamalpur falls under Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jamalpur is Chaunrah, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jamalpur.

Jamalpur is about 28 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamalpur is in Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Sikandra is about 7.3 km away. Auraiya is about 20 km away. Chaunrah is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Milanpur (under 2 km), Umarpur (under 2 km) and Jafarpur (2.0 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.