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About Jaykrishnapur Village

Jaykrishnapur is a small village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 133 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaykrishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaykrishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 47.9 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 133
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaykrishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Jaykrishnapur is the 140th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 47.9 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Jaykrishnapur

Jaykrishnapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jaykrishnapur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jaykrishnapur from other places

Jaykrishnapur lies about 3.2 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 2.4 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 Jaykrishnapur
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 2.4 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bolpur Sriniketan 3.2 km
District headquarters Birbhum 3.2 km

Villages closest to Jaykrishnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 Jaykrishnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaykrishnapur village had a population of 255. That makes it the 140th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Jaykrishnapur village has 133 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaykrishnapur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Jaykrishnapur is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaykrishnapur covers 47.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaykrishnapur falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jaykrishnapur is Rampurhat Junction, about 2.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jaykrishnapur.

Jaykrishnapur is about 3.2 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaykrishnapur is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampurhat Junction is about 2.4 km away. Rampur Hat is about 2.4 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 3.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Albandha (under 2 km), Kendangal (1.5 km) and Gobindapur (2.3 km).

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

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