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About Janpur Village

Janpur is a large village in Beldanga II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,300, made up of 1,173 males and 1,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742189, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga II
Pincode 742189
Area (hectares) 140.59 hectares
Population 2,300
Male Population 1,173
Female Population 1,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Janpur compares

By the 2011 count Janpur is the 42nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents. Its 140.59 hectares work out to about 16 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 936.

Getting to Janpur

The census records public bus service for Janpur as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Janpur from other places

Janpur lies about 34 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Jangipur Road, about 6.7 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 Janpur
Nearest town Jangipur 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Jangipur Road 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Beldanga II 34 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 34 km

Villages closest to Janpur

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 Janpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Janpur village had a population of 2,300. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents.

Janpur village has 1,173 males and 1,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janpur 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 936.

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

Janpur covers 140.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Janpur is Jangipur Road, about 6.7 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 - 10 km distance for Janpur.

Janpur is about 34 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janpur is in Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Jangipur is about 3.5 km away. Jangipur Road is about 6.7 km away. Beldanga II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Jaykrishnapur (16 km), Jaikrishnapur (16 km) and Sujapur (22 km).

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

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