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About Jangalpur Village

Jangalpur is a mid sized village in Habra II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,318, made up of 678 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Habra II
Pincode 743234
Area (hectares) 78.16 hectares
Population 1,318
Male Population 678
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Jangalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jangalpur is the 52nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 78.16 hectares work out to about 17 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 945.

Getting to Jangalpur

Jangalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jangalpur 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 Jangalpur from other places

Jangalpur lies about 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bira, about 3.4 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 Jangalpur
Nearest railway station Bira 3.4 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Habra II 26 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Jangalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangalpur village had a population of 1,318. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Jangalpur village has 678 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangalpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Jangalpur is 743234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangalpur covers 78.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jangalpur falls under Habra II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jangalpur is Bira, about 3.4 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 Jangalpur.

Jangalpur is about 26 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.

Jangalpur is in Habra II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bira is about 3.4 km away. Bārāsat is about 9.2 km away. Habra II is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bira (3.3 km), Buzrukdigha (3.4 km) and Dighra (3.4 km).

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

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