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About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a large village in Habibpur tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,516, made up of 1,275 males and 1,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Habibpur
Pincode 732122
Area (hectares) 503.3 hectares
Population 2,516
Male Population 1,275
Female Population 1,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is the 14th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 503.3 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Jamalpur

Jamalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jamalpur from other places

Jamalpur lies about 9.7 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Kumarganj, about 2.2 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 Jamalpur
Nearest railway station Kumarganj 2.2 km
District headquarters Maldah 9.7 km
Nearest town Malda 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Habibpur 32 km

Villages closest to Jamalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalpur village had a population of 2,516. That makes it the 14th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Jamalpur village has 1,275 males and 1,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Jamalpur is 732122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamalpur covers 503.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamalpur falls under Habibpur tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jamalpur is Kumarganj, about 2.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamalpur.

Jamalpur is about 9.7 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamalpur is in Habibpur tehsil of Maldah district. Kumarganj is about 2.2 km away. Maldah is about 9.7 km away. Malda 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 Panch Pukuria (7.7 km), Aiho (9.9 km) and Aihodanga (9.9 km).

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

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