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About Jayanpur Village

Jayanpur is a mid sized village in Nandigram II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,794, made up of 946 males and 848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721650, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jayanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jayanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nandigram II
Pincode 721650
Area (hectares) 146.14 hectares
Population 1,794
Male Population 946
Female Population 848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Jayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Jayanpur is the 24th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,949 residents. Its 146.14 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Jayanpur

Jayanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jayanpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jayanpur from other places

Jayanpur lies about 14 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nandakumar, about 4.6 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 Jayanpur
Nearest railway station Nandakumar 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandigram II 14 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 14 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 16 km

Villages closest to Jayanpur

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

Common questions about Jayanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jayanpur village had a population of 1,794. That makes it the 24th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,949 residents.

Jayanpur village has 946 males and 848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jayanpur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Jayanpur is 721650. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jayanpur covers 146.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jayanpur falls under Nandigram II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jayanpur is Nandakumar, about 4.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jayanpur.

Jayanpur is about 14 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jayanpur is in Nandigram II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nandakumar is about 4.6 km away. Nandigram II is about 14 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narasinghapur Jalpai (2.8 km), Gopalpur (9.3 km) and Dakhin Kiyakhali (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jayanpur today is likely to be higher.

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