About Jankapur Village

Jankapur is a large village in Dantan II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,418, made up of 1,739 males and 1,679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jankapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jankapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Dantan II
Pincode	721435
Area (hectares)	219.19 hectares
Population	3,418
Male Population	1,739
Female Population	1,679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jankapur compares

By the 2011 count Jankapur is the 7th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 219.19 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Jankapur

Jankapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jankapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jankapur from other places

Jankapur 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 Jankapur
Nearest railway station	Jakpur	1.7 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dantan II	9.5 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	9.5 km

Villages closest to Jankapur

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

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Common questions about Jankapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jankapur village had a population of 3,418. That makes it the 7th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Jankapur village has 1,739 males and 1,679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jankapur has about 965 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 953.

The pincode recorded for Jankapur is 721435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jankapur covers 219.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jankapur falls under Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jankapur 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 village for Jankapur.

Jankapur 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.

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