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About Jankapur Village

Jankapur is a small village in Puranpur tehsil, in the district of Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 209 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jankapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jankapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Pilibhit
Tehsil Puranpur
Pincode 262122
Area (hectares) 95.45 hectares
Population 412
Male Population 209
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Jankapur compares

By the 2011 count Jankapur is the 255th largest of the 436 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents. Its 95.45 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Jankapur

Jankapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jankapur 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 Jankapur from other places

Jankapur lies about 10 km from Pilibhit, and the nearest railway station is Nyoriya Husenpur, about 3.3 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 Jankapur
Nearest railway station Nyoriya Husenpur 3.3 km
District headquarters Pilibhit 10 km
Nearest town Pīlibhīt 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Puranpur 34 km

Villages closest to Jankapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jankapur village had a population of 412. That makes it the 255th largest of the 436 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents.

Jankapur village has 209 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jankapur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Jankapur is 262122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jankapur covers 95.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jankapur falls under Puranpur tehsil of Pilibhit district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jankapur is Nyoriya Husenpur, about 3.3 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 Jankapur.

Jankapur is about 10 km from Pilibhit in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jankapur is in Puranpur tehsil of Pilibhit district. Nyoriya Husenpur is about 3.3 km away. Pilibhit is about 10 km away. Pīlibhīt is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shikarpur (under 2 km), Shyampur (under 2 km) and Sandai (1.7 km).

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

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