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About Jagannathpur Village

Jagannathpur is one of the larger villages in Harischandrapur II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,310, made up of 3,784 males and 3,526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732125, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur II
Pincode 732125
Area (hectares) 586.82 hectares
Population 7,310
Male Population 3,784
Female Population 3,526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jagannathpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagannathpur is the 12th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents. Its 586.82 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Jagannathpur

Jagannathpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jagannathpur 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 5 - 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 31 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about 4.8 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 Bhaluka Road 4.8 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur II 31 km
District headquarters Maldah 31 km

Villages closest to Jagannathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harischandrapur II 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 7,310. That makes it the 12th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents.

Jagannathpur village has 3,784 males and 3,526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagannathpur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Jagannathpur is 732125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagannathpur covers 586.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jagannathpur falls under Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jagannathpur is Bhaluka Road, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jagannathpur.

Jagannathpur is about 31 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jagannathpur is in Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district. Bhaluka Road is about 4.8 km away. Sāhibganj is about 26 km away. Harischandrapur II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhairabpur (1.7 km), Talgachhi (2.6 km) and Degun (2.6 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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