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About Jainagar Village

Jainagar is one of the larger villages in Beldanga II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,422, made up of 2,769 males and 2,653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742189, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jainagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jainagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga II
Pincode 742189
Area (hectares) 521.83 hectares
Population 5,422
Male Population 2,769
Female Population 2,653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Jainagar compares

By the 2011 count Jainagar is the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents. Its 521.83 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Jainagar

The census records public bus service for Jainagar 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 Jainagar from other places

Jainagar lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Jainagar
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Beldanga II 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Jainagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jainagar village had a population of 5,422. That makes it the 15th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents.

Jainagar village has 2,769 males and 2,653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jainagar has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Jainagar is 742189. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jainagar covers 521.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jainagar falls under Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jainagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Jainagar.

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

Jainagar is in Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Beldanga 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 Bikal Nagar (under 2 km), Charkam Nagar (under 2 km) and Kamnagar (under 2 km).

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

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