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About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a small village in Ketugram I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 219 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Ketugram I
Pincode 713143
Area (hectares) 71.28 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 219
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is the 59th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents. Its 71.28 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Jamalpur

Jamalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamalpur as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamalpur from other places

Jamalpur lies about 25 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Mathnashipur, about 4.7 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 Jamalpur
Nearest railway station Mathnashipur 4.7 km
Nearest town Memāri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Ketugram I 25 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 25 km

Villages closest to Jamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ketugram I 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 Jamalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalpur village had a population of 443. That makes it the 59th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,668 residents.

Jamalpur village has 219 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Jamalpur is 713143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamalpur covers 71.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamalpur falls under Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jamalpur is Mathnashipur, about 4.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jamalpur.

Jamalpur is about 25 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamalpur is in Ketugram I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Mathnashipur is about 4.7 km away. Memāri is about 16 km away. Ketugram I is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamalpur Chak (under 2 km), Panpara (21 km) and Shrigram (22 km).

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

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