About Jajpur Village

Jajpur is a mid sized village in Daspur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,149, made up of 595 males and 554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jajpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Daspur II
Pincode	721170
Area (hectares)	106.9 hectares
Population	1,149
Male Population	595
Female Population	554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jajpur compares

By the 2011 count Jajpur is the 64th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,743 residents. Its 106.9 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Jajpur

Jajpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jajpur as Available within village. 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 Jajpur from other places

Jajpur lies about 8.8 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Midnapore, about 6.5 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 Jajpur
Nearest town	Medinīpur	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Midnapore	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Daspur II	8.8 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	8.8 km

Villages closest to Jajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jajpur village had a population of 1,149. That makes it the 64th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,743 residents.

Jajpur village has 595 males and 554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jajpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Jajpur is 721170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jajpur covers 106.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jajpur falls under Daspur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jajpur is Midnapore, about 6.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jajpur.

Jajpur is about 8.8 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jajpur is in Daspur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Medinīpur is about 5.1 km away. Midnapore is about 6.5 km away. Daspur II is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.