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About Jaypur Village

Jaypur is a small village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 138 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, 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 Garbeta II
Pincode 721147
Area (hectares) 24.5 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 138
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaypur compares

By the 2011 count Jaypur is the 170th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 24.5 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Jaypur

Jaypur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jaypur as Available within 10+ 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 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 Garbeta 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 Garbeta 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 282. That makes it the 170th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Jaypur village has 138 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaypur has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Jaypur is 721147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaypur covers 24.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaypur falls under Garbeta 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 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 Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jakpur is about 1.7 km away. Kharagpur is about 7.2 km away. Garbeta 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 Madnapur (5.9 km), Saltora (14 km) and Singla (23 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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