About Jaypur Village

Jaypur is a large village in Jaypur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,136, made up of 1,588 males and 1,548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaypur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Jaypur
Pincode	722138
Area (hectares)	232.45 hectares
Population	3,136
Male Population	1,588
Female Population	1,548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaypur compares

By the 2011 count Jaypur is the 10th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 232.45 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Jaypur

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

Jaypur lies about 43 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Gokulnagar Joypur, about 1.8 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 Jaypur
Nearest railway station	Gokulnagar Joypur	1.8 km
Nearest town	Bishnupur	13 km
District headquarters	Bankura	43 km

Villages closest to Jaypur

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

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Common questions about Jaypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaypur village had a population of 3,136. That makes it the 10th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Jaypur village has 1,588 males and 1,548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaypur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Jaypur is 722138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaypur covers 232.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaypur falls under Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jaypur is Gokulnagar Joypur, about 1.8 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 Jaypur.

Jaypur is about 43 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaypur is in Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district. Gokulnagar Joypur is about 1.8 km away. Bishnupur is about 13 km away. Bankura is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.