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About Jangalpara Village

Jangalpara is one of the larger villages in Pursura tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,239, made up of 4,711 males and 4,528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangalpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangalpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Pursura
Pincode 712419
Area (hectares) 606.13 hectares
Population 9,239
Male Population 4,711
Female Population 4,528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jangalpara compares

By the 2011 count Jangalpara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,469 residents. Its 606.13 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Jangalpara

Jangalpara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jangalpara as Available within village. 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 Jangalpara from other places

Jangalpara lies about 28 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Baruipara, about 5.1 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 Jangalpara
Nearest railway station Baruipara 5.1 km
Nearest town Baidyabāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pursura 28 km
District headquarters Hugli 28 km

Villages closest to Jangalpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangalpara village had a population of 9,239. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,469 residents.

Jangalpara village has 4,711 males and 4,528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangalpara has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Jangalpara is 712419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangalpara covers 606.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jangalpara falls under Pursura tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jangalpara is Baruipara, about 5.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jangalpara.

Jangalpara is about 28 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangalpara is in Pursura tehsil of Hugli district. Baruipara is about 5.1 km away. Baidyabāti is about 14 km away. Pursura is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Digrui (7.3 km), Shrirampur (14 km) and Ranbagpur (24 km).

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

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