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About Jahangirpur Village

Jahangirpur is a large village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,560, made up of 1,324 males and 1,236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahangirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahangirpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 390.17 hectares
Population 2,560
Male Population 1,324
Female Population 1,236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jahangirpur compares

By the 2011 count Jahangirpur is the 18th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 390.17 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jahangirpur

Jahangirpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jahangirpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hekandair, Hiranyabati, Ilamtair and Jadab Bati. 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 Jahangirpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahangirpur village had a population of 2,560. That makes it the 18th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Jahangirpur village has 1,324 males and 1,236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahangirpur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Jahangirpur is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahangirpur covers 390.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jahangirpur falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jahangirpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jahangirpur.

Jahangirpur is in Gangarampur 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 Jahangirpur today is likely to be higher.

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