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About Paschim Joykrishnapur Village

Paschim Joykrishnapur is a large village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,789, made up of 1,413 males and 1,376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Joykrishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Joykrishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712403
Area (hectares) 176.66 hectares
Population 2,789
Male Population 1,413
Female Population 1,376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paschim Joykrishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Joykrishnapur is the 21st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 176.66 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Paschim Joykrishnapur

The census records public bus service for Paschim Joykrishnapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paschim Joykrishnapur from other places

Paschim Joykrishnapur lies about 30 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Dankuni, about 2.3 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 Paschim Joykrishnapur
Nearest railway station Dankuni 2.3 km
Nearest town Bankra 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Haripal 23 km
District headquarters Hugli 30 km

Villages closest to Paschim Joykrishnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haripal 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 Paschim Joykrishnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Joykrishnapur village had a population of 2,789. That makes it the 21st largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Paschim Joykrishnapur village has 1,413 males and 1,376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Joykrishnapur has about 974 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 980.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Joykrishnapur is 712403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Joykrishnapur covers 176.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paschim Joykrishnapur falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paschim Joykrishnapur is Dankuni, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Paschim Joykrishnapur.

Paschim Joykrishnapur is about 30 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paschim Joykrishnapur is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Dankuni is about 2.3 km away. Bankra is about 7.5 km away. Haripal is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnapur (under 2 km), Purba Jaykrishnapur (under 2 km) and Radha Krisnapur (under 2 km).

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

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