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About Joypur Village

Joypur is a small village in Baduria tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 187 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743292, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baduria
Pincode 743292
Area (hectares) 82.12 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 187
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Joypur compares

By the 2011 count Joypur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents. Its 82.12 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Joypur

Joypur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Joypur as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 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 23 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bira, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Bira under 2 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Baduria 23 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 23 km

Villages closest to Joypur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Joypur village had a population of 379. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents.

Joypur village has 187 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joypur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Joypur is 743292. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joypur covers 82.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Joypur falls under Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Joypur is Bira, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Joypur.

Joypur is about 23 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joypur is in Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bira is about under 2 km away. Bārāsat is about 11 km away. Baduria is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agapur (3.2 km), Jangalpur (3.2 km) and Ramchandrapur (3.6 km).

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

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