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About Jaharpur Village

Jaharpur is a mid sized village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,767, made up of 901 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaharpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Bansihari
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 202.36 hectares
Population 1,767
Male Population 901
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaharpur compares

By the 2011 count Jaharpur is the 16th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 202.36 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jaharpur

Jaharpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jaharpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Haldi, Hasamdipur, Ilaspur and Jadupur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jaharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaharpur village had a population of 1,767. That makes it the 16th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Jaharpur village has 901 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaharpur has about 961 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Jaharpur is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaharpur covers 202.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaharpur falls under Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jaharpur notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Jaharpur.

Jaharpur is in Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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