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About Jankapur Village

Jankapur is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 764, made up of 393 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.96 hectares hectares.

Jankapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jankapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 122.96 hectares
Population 764
Male Population 393
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jankapur compares

By the 2011 count Jankapur is the 308th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 122.96 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Jankapur

Jankapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jankapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 12 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Bartara, about 7.2 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 Bartara 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 12 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 12 km
Nearest town Shāhjānpur 12 km

Villages closest to Jankapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Powayan 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 764. That makes it the 308th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Jankapur village has 393 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jankapur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 894.

Jankapur covers 122.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jankapur falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jankapur is Bartara, about 7.2 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 village for Jankapur.

Jankapur is about 12 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jankapur is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Bartara is about 7.2 km away. Powayan is about 12 km away. Shahjahanpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lukmanpur Bahera (under 2 km), Man Pur (under 2 km) and Manpur (under 2 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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