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About Jaypur Village

Jaypur is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 616, made up of 328 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaypur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rajnagar
Pincode 731130
Area (hectares) 200.45 hectares
Population 616
Male Population 328
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaypur compares

By the 2011 count Jaypur is the 40th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 200.45 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Jaypur

Jaypur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaypur 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 Jaypur from other places

Jaypur lies about 39 km from Birbhum. 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 Jaypur
Nearest town Siuri 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 24 km
District headquarters Birbhum 39 km

Villages closest to Jaypur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaypur village had a population of 616. That makes it the 40th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Jaypur village has 328 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaypur has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Jaypur is 731130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaypur covers 200.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaypur falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jaypur notes the nearest railway station 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 Jaypur.

Jaypur is about 39 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaypur is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district. Siuri is about 4.3 km away. Rajnagar is about 24 km away. Birbhum is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranipur (7.0 km), Raotara (9.0 km) and Madarpur (9.5 km).

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

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