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About Jagannathpur Village

Jagannathpur is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 298 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 799 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagannathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagannathpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733140
Area (hectares) 79.09 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 298
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 799
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 Jagannathpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagannathpur is the 162nd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 79.09 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Jagannathpur

Jagannathpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jagannathpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jagannathpur from other places

Jagannathpur lies about 133 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 8.1 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 Jagannathpur
Nearest railway station Murarai 8.1 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 24 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 133 km

Villages closest to Jagannathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagannathpur village had a population of 536. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Jagannathpur village has 298 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagannathpur has about 799 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Jagannathpur is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagannathpur covers 79.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagannathpur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jagannathpur is Murarai, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Jagannathpur.

Jagannathpur is about 133 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagannathpur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Murarai is about 8.1 km away. Nalhāti is about 16 km away. Tapan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khosalpur (1.5 km), Lakshmipur (4.8 km) and Bakharpur (5.0 km).

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

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