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About Jantipur Village

Jantipur is a mid sized village in Hilli tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 318 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jantipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jantipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Hilli
Pincode 733155
Area (hectares) 141.82 hectares
Population 615
Male Population 318
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jantipur compares

By the 2011 count Jantipur is the 57th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 141.82 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Jantipur

Jantipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jantipur 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ismailpur, Iswarpara, Jagadishpur and Jamalpur. 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 Jantipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jantipur village had a population of 615. That makes it the 57th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Jantipur village has 318 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jantipur 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 948.

The pincode recorded for Jantipur is 733155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jantipur covers 141.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Jantipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Jantipur.

Jantipur is in Hilli 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 Jantipur today is likely to be higher.

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