About Joypur Village

Joypur is a large village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,249, made up of 1,648 males and 1,601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 530.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joypur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Khargram
Pincode	742157
Area (hectares)	530.95 hectares
Population	3,249
Male Population	1,648
Female Population	1,601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Joypur compares

By the 2011 count Joypur is the 23rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 530.95 hectares work out to about 6.1 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 954.

Getting to Joypur

Joypur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Joypur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Joypur from other places

Joypur lies about 34 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 17 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 Joypur
Tehsil headquarters	Khargram	12 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	17 km
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	17 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	34 km

Villages closest to Joypur

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

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Common questions about Joypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Joypur village had a population of 3,249. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Joypur village has 1,648 males and 1,601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joypur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Joypur is 742157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joypur covers 530.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Joypur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Joypur is Rampurhat Junction, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Joypur.

Joypur 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.

Joypur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 12 km away. Rampur Hat is about 17 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.