Skip to main content

About Janakpur Village

Janakpur is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 211, made up of 98 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janakpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 39.34 hectares
Population 211
Male Population 98
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Janakpur compares

By the 2011 count Janakpur is the 242nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 39.34 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Janakpur

Janakpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Janakpur as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Jamdargar, Jamdedya, Jamdoba and Jamgeria. 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 Janakpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Janakpur village had a population of 211. That makes it the 242nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Janakpur village has 98 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janakpur has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Janakpur is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janakpur covers 39.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Janakpur falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Janakpur notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Janakpur.

Janakpur is in Salbani 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 Janakpur today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.