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About Jankipur Village

Jankipur is a small village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 66, made up of 32 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jankipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jankipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 21.99 hectares
Population 66
Male Population 32
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jankipur compares

By the 2011 count Jankipur is the 324th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 21.99 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Jankipur

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

How far is Jankipur from other places

Jankipur lies about 9.5 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Jakpur, about 1.7 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 Jankipur
Nearest railway station Jakpur 1.7 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Binpur I 9.5 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 9.5 km

Villages closest to Jankipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jankipur village had a population of 66. That makes it the 324th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Jankipur village has 32 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jankipur has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Jankipur is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jankipur covers 21.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jankipur falls under Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jankipur is Jakpur, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Jankipur.

Jankipur is about 9.5 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jankipur is in Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jakpur is about 1.7 km away. Kharagpur is about 7.2 km away. Binpur I is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaypur (under 2 km), Narayanpur (2.5 km) and Swarup Narayanpur (2.5 km).

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

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