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About Jalanpur Village

Jalanpur is a mid sized village in Mejhia tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 518 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Mejhia
Pincode 722142
Area (hectares) 504.48 hectares
Population 982
Male Population 518
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalanpur compares

By the 2011 count Jalanpur is the 31st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents. Its 504.48 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jalanpur

Jalanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghusra, Gopalganja, Gopalpur and Ikra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jalanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalanpur village had a population of 982. That makes it the 31st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,197 residents.

Jalanpur village has 518 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalanpur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Jalanpur is 722142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalanpur covers 504.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalanpur falls under Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jalanpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jalanpur.

Jalanpur is in Mejhia tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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