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About Jaypur Village

Jaypur is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,347, made up of 677 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721426, 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 Dantan I
Pincode 721426
Area (hectares) 96.59 hectares
Population 1,347
Male Population 677
Female Population 670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jaypur compares

By the 2011 count Jaypur is the 32nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 96.59 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Jaypur

Jaypur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jaypur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Dantan I 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 Dantan 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 Jaypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaypur village had a population of 1,347. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Jaypur village has 677 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaypur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Jaypur is 721426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaypur covers 96.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaypur falls under Dantan I 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jakpur is about 1.7 km away. Kharagpur is about 7.2 km away. Dantan 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 Bara (3.4 km), Beli (3.7 km) and Kirttan Beli (3.7 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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