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About Jaypur Village

Jaypur is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 50 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721126, 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 Kharagpur II
Pincode 721126
Area (hectares) 22.97 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 50
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jaypur compares

By the 2011 count Jaypur is the 291st largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 22.97 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Jaypur

The census records public bus service for Jaypur 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 <5 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
Tehsil headquarters Kharagpur II 9.5 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 9.5 km

Villages closest to Jaypur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharagpur II 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 95. That makes it the 291st largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Jaypur village has 50 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaypur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Jaypur is 721126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaypur covers 22.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaypur falls under Kharagpur II 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 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 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 Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jakpur is about 1.7 km away. Kharagpur is about 7.2 km away. Kharagpur II 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 Jakpur (under 2 km), Baradiha (3.4 km) and Beli (3.7 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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