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About Jamuashankarpur Village

Jamuashankarpur is a mid sized village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,306, made up of 675 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamuashankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamuashankarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721427
Area (hectares) 100.63 hectares
Population 1,306
Male Population 675
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Jamuashankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamuashankarpur is the 32nd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 100.63 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Jamuashankarpur

Jamuashankarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamuashankarpur 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 Haripur Ist Part, Hatira, Ichhagere and Jagudas Bar. 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 Jamuashankarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamuashankarpur village had a population of 1,306. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Jamuashankarpur village has 675 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamuashankarpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Jamuashankarpur is 721427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamuashankarpur covers 100.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamuashankarpur falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jamuashankarpur 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 Jamuashankarpur.

Jamuashankarpur is in Contai III 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 Jamuashankarpur today is likely to be higher.

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