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About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a mid sized village in Purbasthali II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,801, made up of 961 males and 840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713513, 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 Purbasthali II
Pincode 713513
Area (hectares) 98.41 hectares
Population 1,801
Male Population 961
Female Population 840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is the 46th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 98.41 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 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 Purbasthali II 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 Purbasthali II 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 1,801. That makes it the 46th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Jamalpur village has 961 males and 840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Jamalpur is 713513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamalpur covers 98.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamalpur falls under Purbasthali II 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Purbasthali II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Mathnashipur is about 4.7 km away. Memāri is about 16 km away. Purbasthali II 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 Kamalapur (under 2 km), Gobindapur (21 km) and Bahara (36 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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