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About Jirapara Village

Jirapara is a mid sized village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,455, made up of 735 males and 720 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jirapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta II
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 251.32 hectares
Population 1,455
Male Population 735
Female Population 720
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jirapara compares

By the 2011 count Jirapara is the 17th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 251.32 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Jirapara

Jirapara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jirapara as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Jankidanga, Jasha, Jaypur and Jharia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jirapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirapara village had a population of 1,455. That makes it the 17th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Jirapara village has 735 males and 720 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirapara has about 980 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Jirapara is 721121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jirapara covers 251.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jirapara falls under Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jirapara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jirapara.

Jirapara is in Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jirapara today is likely to be higher.

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