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About Jajpur Village

Jajpur is a mid sized village in Ghatampur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 435 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.07 hectares hectares.

Jajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jajpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Ghatampur
Area (hectares) 253.07 hectares
Population 826
Male Population 435
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jajpur compares

By the 2011 count Jajpur is the 223rd largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 253.07 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 862.

Getting to Jajpur

Jajpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jajpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 24 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Tilaunchi, about 2.7 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 Tilaunchi 2.7 km
Nearest town Pukhrāyān 18 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatampur 26 km

Villages closest to Jajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghatampur 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 826. That makes it the 223rd largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Jajpur village has 435 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jajpur has about 899 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 862.

Jajpur covers 253.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jajpur falls under Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jajpur is Tilaunchi, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jajpur.

Jajpur is about 24 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jajpur is in Ghatampur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Tilaunchi is about 2.7 km away. Pukhrāyān is about 18 km away. Kanpur Nagar 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 Bichhipur (under 2 km), Padri Lalpur (2.5 km) and Basaura (2.7 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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