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About Jalpara Village

Jalpara is a mid sized village in Mangolkote tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,959, made up of 975 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Mangolkote
Pincode 713160
Area (hectares) 335.49 hectares
Population 1,959
Male Population 975
Female Population 984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalpara compares

By the 2011 count Jalpara is the 51st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents. Its 335.49 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Jalpara

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

How far is Jalpara from other places

Jalpara lies about 4.0 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Barddhaman Junction, about 3.0 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 Jalpara
Nearest railway station Barddhaman Junction 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangolkote 4.0 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 4.0 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 4.0 km

Villages closest to Jalpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalpara village had a population of 1,959. That makes it the 51st largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents.

Jalpara village has 975 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalpara has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Jalpara is 713160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalpara covers 335.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalpara falls under Mangolkote tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jalpara is Barddhaman Junction, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jalpara.

Jalpara is about 4.0 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalpara is in Mangolkote tehsil of Barddhaman district. Barddhaman Junction is about 3.0 km away. Mangolkote is about 4.0 km away. Barddhaman is about 4.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palpara (under 2 km), Radhanagar (1.9 km) and Ita (2.2 km).

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

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