About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a large village in Hilli tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,618, made up of 1,849 males and 1,769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733145, 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	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Hilli
Pincode	733145
Area (hectares)	514.2 hectares
Population	3,618
Male Population	1,849
Female Population	1,769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 514.2 hectares work out to about 7.0 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 948.

Getting to Jamalpur

Jamalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamalpur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamalpur from other places

Jamalpur lies about 26 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Balurghat, about 15 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 town	Bālurghāt	14 km
Nearest railway station	Balurghat	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hilli	26 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Dinajpur	26 km

Villages closest to Jamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hilli 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 Jamalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalpur village had a population of 3,618. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Jamalpur village has 1,849 males and 1,769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 957 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 948.

The pincode recorded for Jamalpur is 733145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamalpur covers 514.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamalpur falls under Hilli tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jamalpur is Balurghat, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Jamalpur.

Jamalpur is about 26 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamalpur is in Hilli tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Bālurghāt is about 14 km away. Balurghat is about 15 km away. Hilli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.