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About Jaynagar Village

Jaynagar is a large village in Tarakeswar tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,218, made up of 1,641 males and 1,577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaynagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaynagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Tarakeswar
Pincode 712410
Area (hectares) 351.66 hectares
Population 3,218
Male Population 1,641
Female Population 1,577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jaynagar compares

By the 2011 count Jaynagar is the 13th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 351.66 hectares work out to about 9.2 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 955.

Getting to Jaynagar

The census records public bus service for Jaynagar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jaynagar from other places

Jaynagar lies about 48 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Mahendralalnagar, about 11 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 Jaynagar
Nearest railway station Mahendralalnagar 11 km
Nearest town Dhulagari 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarakeswar 23 km
District headquarters Hugli 48 km

Villages closest to Jaynagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaynagar village had a population of 3,218. That makes it the 13th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Jaynagar village has 1,641 males and 1,577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaynagar has about 961 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 955.

The pincode recorded for Jaynagar is 712410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaynagar covers 351.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaynagar falls under Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jaynagar is Mahendralalnagar, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jaynagar.

Jaynagar is about 48 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaynagar is in Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district. Mahendralalnagar is about 11 km away. Dhulagari is about 21 km away. Tarakeswar 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 Tajpur (13 km), Radhanagar (14 km) and Gangarambati (14 km).

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

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