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About Joykrishnapur Village

Joykrishnapur is a large village in Vishnupur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,749, made up of 1,396 males and 1,353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joykrishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joykrishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Vishnupur
Pincode 722122
Area (hectares) 258.29 hectares
Population 2,749
Male Population 1,396
Female Population 1,353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Joykrishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Joykrishnapur is the 10th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents. Its 258.29 hectares work out to about 11 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 975.

Getting to Joykrishnapur

The census records public bus service for Joykrishnapur as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Joykrishnapur from other places

Joykrishnapur lies about 28 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Ramsagar, about 4.3 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 Joykrishnapur
Nearest railway station Ramsagar 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Vishnupur 5.7 km
Nearest town Bishnupur 5.7 km
District headquarters Bankura 28 km

Villages closest to Joykrishnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Joykrishnapur village had a population of 2,749. That makes it the 10th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents.

Joykrishnapur village has 1,396 males and 1,353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joykrishnapur has about 969 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 975.

The pincode recorded for Joykrishnapur is 722122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joykrishnapur covers 258.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Joykrishnapur falls under Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Joykrishnapur is Ramsagar, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Joykrishnapur is about 28 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joykrishnapur is in Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district. Ramsagar is about 4.3 km away. Vishnupur is about 5.7 km away. Bishnupur is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Radhanagar (3.5 km), Gumut (7.1 km) and Beliara (9.6 km).

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

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