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About Jafarpur Village

Jafarpur is a small village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 66, made up of 29 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,276 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jafarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jafarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur I
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 32.49 hectares
Population 66
Male Population 29
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,276
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jafarpur compares

By the 2011 count Jafarpur is the 213th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 32.49 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Jafarpur

Jafarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jafarpur 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hariharpur, Hemtikri, Hiradihi and Hurhuria. 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 Jafarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jafarpur village had a population of 66. That makes it the 213th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Jafarpur village has 29 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jafarpur has about 1276 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Jafarpur is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jafarpur covers 32.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jafarpur falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jafarpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Jafarpur.

Jafarpur is in Kharagpur I 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 Jafarpur today is likely to be higher.

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