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About Jampur Village

Jampur is a large village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,863, made up of 2,518 males and 2,345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Haroa
Pincode 743445
Area (hectares) 208.01 hectares
Population 4,863
Male Population 2,518
Female Population 2,345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jampur compares

By the 2011 count Jampur is the 10th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 208.01 hectares work out to about 23 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 929.

Getting to Jampur

Jampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jampur as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jampur from other places

Jampur lies about 36 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Lebutala, about 15 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 Jampur
Tehsil headquarters Haroa 12 km
Nearest railway station Lebutala 15 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 20 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 36 km

Villages closest to Jampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jampur village had a population of 4,863. That makes it the 10th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Jampur village has 2,518 males and 2,345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jampur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Jampur is 743445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jampur covers 208.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jampur falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jampur is Lebutala, about 15 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 km distance for Jampur.

Jampur is about 36 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.

Jampur is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Haroa is about 12 km away. Lebutala is about 15 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Radhanagar Abhirampur (under 2 km), Pukhuria (4.2 km) and Serpur (4.8 km).

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

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