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About Jaypur Village

Jaypur is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 104 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, 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 Keshpur
Pincode 721260
Area (hectares) 33.81 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 104
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jaypur compares

By the 2011 count Jaypur is the 394th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 33.81 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Jaypur

Jaypur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jaypur as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 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
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Keshpur 21 km

Villages closest to Jaypur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keshpur 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 205. That makes it the 394th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Jaypur village has 104 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaypur has about 971 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 958.

The pincode recorded for Jaypur is 721260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaypur covers 33.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaypur falls under Keshpur 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jakpur is about 1.7 km away. Kharagpur is about 7.2 km away. Paschim Medinipur 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 Rupnarayanpur (2.5 km), Madhpur (5.9 km) and Madhupur (5.9 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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