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About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a mid sized village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 504 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731125, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Khoyrasol
Pincode 731125
Area (hectares) 175.63 hectares
Population 985
Male Population 504
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is the 58th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 175.63 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

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 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 Jamalpur from other places

Jamalpur lies about 65 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Panchra, about 10 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
Tehsil headquarters Khoyrasol 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Panchra 10 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 65 km

Villages closest to Jamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khoyrasol 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 985. That makes it the 58th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Jamalpur village has 504 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Jamalpur is 731125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamalpur covers 175.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamalpur falls under Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jamalpur is Panchra, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jamalpur.

Jamalpur is about 65 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamalpur is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district. Khoyrasol is about 7.7 km away. Panchra is about 10 km away. Dubrājpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Jamalpur (under 2 km), Kamalpur (under 2 km) and Bhaddi (1.6 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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