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About Jaykrishnapur Village

Jaykrishnapur is a mid sized village in Chakdah tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,583, made up of 794 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaykrishnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaykrishnapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Chakdah
Pincode 741222
Area (hectares) 330.93 hectares
Population 1,583
Male Population 794
Female Population 789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jaykrishnapur compares

By the 2011 count Jaykrishnapur is the 80th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents. Its 330.93 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jaykrishnapur

Jaykrishnapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jaykrishnapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jaykrishnapur from other places

Jaykrishnapur lies about 17 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Belerhat, about 9.3 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 Jaykrishnapur
Nearest railway station Belerhat 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakdah 17 km
District headquarters Nadia 17 km
Nearest town Navadwīp 17 km

Villages closest to Jaykrishnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaykrishnapur village had a population of 1,583. That makes it the 80th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents.

Jaykrishnapur village has 794 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaykrishnapur has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Jaykrishnapur is 741222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaykrishnapur covers 330.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaykrishnapur falls under Chakdah tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jaykrishnapur is Belerhat, about 9.3 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 village for Jaykrishnapur.

Jaykrishnapur is about 17 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaykrishnapur is in Chakdah tehsil of Nadia district. Belerhat is about 9.3 km away. Chakdah is about 17 km away. Nadia is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnapur (under 2 km), Chakgobindapur (3.7 km) and Gobindapur (3.7 km).

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

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