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About Jaypur Village

Jaypur is a small village in Binpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 67 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721501, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur II
Pincode 721501
Area (hectares) 179.98 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 67
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaypur compares

By the 2011 count Jaypur is the 301st largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 179.98 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Jaypur

Jaypur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jaypur as Available within 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 10+ 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 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 Jaypur
Nearest railway station Jakpur 1.7 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Binpur II 9.5 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 9.5 km

Villages closest to Jaypur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaypur village had a population of 123. That makes it the 301st largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Jaypur village has 67 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaypur has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Jaypur is 721501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaypur covers 179.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaypur falls under Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jaypur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jaypur.

Jaypur 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.

Jaypur is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jakpur is about 1.7 km away. Kharagpur is about 7.2 km away. Binpur II 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 Narayanpur (2.5 km), Bamandiha (3.4 km) and Bardiha (3.4 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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