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About Janaphul Village

Janaphul is one of the larger villages in Habra I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,515, made up of 4,898 males and 4,617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janaphul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janaphul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Habra I
Pincode 743330
Area (hectares) 513.46 hectares
Population 9,515
Male Population 4,898
Female Population 4,617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Janaphul compares

By the 2011 count Janaphul is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 513.46 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Janaphul

Janaphul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Janaphul 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Janaphul from other places

Janaphul lies about 12 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Habra, about 3.0 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 Janaphul
Nearest railway station Habra 3.0 km
Nearest town Hābra 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Habra I 12 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 12 km

Villages closest to Janaphul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janaphul village had a population of 9,515. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Janaphul village has 4,898 males and 4,617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janaphul has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Janaphul is 743330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janaphul covers 513.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Janaphul falls under Habra I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Janaphul is Habra, about 3.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Janaphul.

Janaphul is about 12 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.

Janaphul is in Habra I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Habra is about 3.0 km away. Hābra is about 3.1 km away. Habra I is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharo (4.2 km), Ankhola (7.0 km) and Kumra (7.1 km).

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

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