About Jalpai Village

Jalpai is one of the larger villages in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,447, made up of 10,053 males and 9,394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1586.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721652, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalpai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalpai village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Nanda Kumar
Pincode	721652
Area (hectares)	1586.95 hectares
Population	19,447
Male Population	10,053
Female Population	9,394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalpai compares

By the 2011 count Jalpai is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 1586.95 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Jalpai

Jalpai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalpai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalpai from other places

Jalpai lies about 13 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Laban Satyagrah Smarak, about 5.0 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 Jalpai
Nearest railway station	Laban Satyagrah Smarak	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nanda Kumar	5.3 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	13 km
Nearest town	Tamlūk	18 km

Villages closest to Jalpai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanda Kumar 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.

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Common questions about Jalpai

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalpai village had a population of 19,447. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Jalpai village has 10,053 males and 9,394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalpai has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Jalpai is 721652. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalpai covers 1586.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalpai falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jalpai is Laban Satyagrah Smarak, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Jalpai.

Jalpai is about 13 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalpai is in Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Laban Satyagrah Smarak is about 5.0 km away. Nanda Kumar is about 5.3 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.