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About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,199, made up of 626 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, 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 Mayureswar I
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 161.26 hectares
Population 1,199
Male Population 626
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is the 42nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 161.26 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jamalpur

The census records public bus service for Jamalpur 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 <5 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 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 2.5 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 Mallarpur 2.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 19 km
District headquarters Birbhum 19 km

Villages closest to Jamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 1,199. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Jamalpur village has 626 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Jamalpur is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamalpur covers 161.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamalpur falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jamalpur is Mallarpur, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jamalpur.

Jamalpur is about 19 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 Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 2.5 km away. Sainthia is about 13 km away. Mayureswar I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rukunpur (under 2 km), Majurhati (2.2 km) and Katigram (2.2 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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