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About Jaychandi Village

Jaychandi is a small village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 10 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaychandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaychandi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721448
Area (hectares) 52.27 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 10
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 400
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 Jaychandi compares

By the 2011 count Jaychandi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 52.27 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Jaychandi

Jaychandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jaychandi 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 Jagadishpur, Jagannathpur, Jagulia and Jamgan. 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 Jaychandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaychandi village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Jaychandi village has 10 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaychandi has about 400 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Jaychandi is 721448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaychandi covers 52.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaychandi falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jaychandi 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 Jaychandi.

Jaychandi is in Egra 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 Jaychandi today is likely to be higher.

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