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About Jay Pur Village

Jay Pur is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 183 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jay Pur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jay Pur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 99.15 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 183
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jay Pur compares

By the 2011 count Jay Pur is the 119th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 99.15 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Jay Pur

Jay Pur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jay Pur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jay Pur from other places

Jay Pur lies about 58 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Dantan, about 10 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 Jay Pur
Nearest railway station Dantan 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Keshiary 17 km
Nearest town Jaleshwar 18 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 58 km

Villages closest to Jay Pur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keshiary 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 Jay Pur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jay Pur village had a population of 359. That makes it the 119th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Jay Pur village has 183 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jay Pur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Jay Pur is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jay Pur covers 99.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jay Pur falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jay Pur is Dantan, about 10 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 - 10 km distance for Jay Pur.

Jay Pur is about 58 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jay Pur is in Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Dantan is about 10 km away. Keshiary is about 17 km away. Jaleshwar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dana Pur (under 2 km), Gopinath Pur (under 2 km) and Haji Pur (under 2 km).

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

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