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About Jaypur Village

Jaypur is a large village in Barasat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,366, made up of 1,260 males and 1,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743248, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaypur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat I
Pincode 743248
Area (hectares) 127.53 hectares
Population 2,366
Male Population 1,260
Female Population 1,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jaypur compares

By the 2011 count Jaypur is the 29th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 127.53 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Jaypur

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

How far is Jaypur from other places

Jaypur lies about 24 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bira, about 3.1 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 Jaypur
Nearest railway station Bira 3.1 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat I 24 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Jaypur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barasat I 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 Jaypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaypur village had a population of 2,366. That makes it the 29th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Jaypur village has 1,260 males and 1,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaypur has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Jaypur is 743248. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaypur covers 127.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jaypur falls under Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jaypur is Bira, about 3.1 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 km distance for Jaypur.

Jaypur is about 24 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.

Jaypur is in Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bira is about 3.1 km away. Bārāsat is about 8.9 km away. Barasat I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nebadhai Duttapukur (under 2 km), Chandrapur (1.7 km) and Joypul (2.0 km).

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

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