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About Joykrishnapur Village

Joykrishnapur is a large village in Hariharpara tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,070, made up of 1,573 males and 1,497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joykrishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joykrishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Hariharpara
Pincode 742166
Area (hectares) 358.42 hectares
Population 3,070
Male Population 1,573
Female Population 1,497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Joykrishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Joykrishnapur is the 28th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,683 residents. Its 358.42 hectares work out to about 8.6 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 956.

Getting to Joykrishnapur

Joykrishnapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Joykrishnapur 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jamira, Jamlabad, Janarddanpur and Jhanjha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Joykrishnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Joykrishnapur village had a population of 3,070. That makes it the 28th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,683 residents.

Joykrishnapur village has 1,573 males and 1,497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joykrishnapur has about 952 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Joykrishnapur is 742166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joykrishnapur covers 358.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Joykrishnapur falls under Hariharpara tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Joykrishnapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Joykrishnapur.

Joykrishnapur is in Hariharpara tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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