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About Jangipur Village

Jangipur is a small village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 97 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jangipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721452
Area (hectares) 39.11 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 97
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangipur compares

By the 2011 count Jangipur is the 196th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 39.11 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Jangipur

Jangipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jangipur 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Irda, Jagannathpur 2nd Part, Jamalpur and Jamgudi. 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 Jangipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangipur village had a population of 187. That makes it the 196th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Jangipur village has 97 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangipur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Jangipur is 721452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jangipur covers 39.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jangipur falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jangipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Jangipur.

Jangipur is in Contai I tehsil of Purba 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 Jangipur today is likely to be higher.

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