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About Jashpur Village

Jashpur is a mid sized village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 840, made up of 446 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jashpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jashpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 138.23 hectares
Population 840
Male Population 446
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
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 Jashpur compares

By the 2011 count Jashpur is the 35th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 138.23 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Jashpur

Jashpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jashpur 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 Harada, Hargara, Hetyakol and Jamjora. 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 Jashpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jashpur village had a population of 840. That makes it the 35th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Jashpur village has 446 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jashpur has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Jashpur is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jashpur covers 138.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jashpur falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jashpur 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 Jashpur.

Jashpur is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya 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 Jashpur today is likely to be higher.

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