About Jajnanagar Village

Jajnanagar is a large village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,542, made up of 1,330 males and 1,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jajnanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jajnanagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode	731240
Area (hectares)	371.1 hectares
Population	2,542
Male Population	1,330
Female Population	1,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jajnanagar compares

By the 2011 count Jajnanagar is the 18th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 371.1 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Jajnanagar

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

How far is Jajnanagar from other places

Jajnanagar lies about 24 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Jajnanagar
Nearest town	Kāndi	16 km
Nearest railway station	Karnasubarna	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bolpur Sriniketan	24 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	24 km

Villages closest to Jajnanagar

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.

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Common questions about Jajnanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jajnanagar village had a population of 2,542. That makes it the 18th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Jajnanagar village has 1,330 males and 1,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jajnanagar has about 911 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 Jajnanagar is 731240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jajnanagar covers 371.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jajnanagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jajnanagar.

Jajnanagar is about 24 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jajnanagar is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.