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About Jaynagar Village

Jaynagar is a mid sized village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 305 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaynagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaynagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Ghatal
Pincode 721212
Area (hectares) 55.61 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 305
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaynagar compares

By the 2011 count Jaynagar is the 97th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 55.61 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jaynagar

Jaynagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jaynagar as Available within <5 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 Jaynagar from other places

Jaynagar lies about 62 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahendralalnagar, about 11 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 Jaynagar
Nearest railway station Mahendralalnagar 11 km
Nearest town Dhulagari 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatal 27 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 62 km

Villages closest to Jaynagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaynagar village had a population of 598. That makes it the 97th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Jaynagar village has 305 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaynagar has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Jaynagar is 721212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaynagar covers 55.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaynagar falls under Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jaynagar is Mahendralalnagar, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jaynagar.

Jaynagar is about 62 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaynagar is in Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Mahendralalnagar is about 11 km away. Dhulagari is about 21 km away. Ghatal is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mansukha (1.7 km), Maharajpur (1.7 km) and Mamrajpur (1.7 km).

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

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