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About Janipur Village

Janipur is a small village in Manbazar II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 176 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Janipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar II
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 96.72 hectares
Population 384
Male Population 176
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
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 Janipur compares

By the 2011 count Janipur is the 92nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 96.72 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Janipur

Janipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Janipur 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 Janipur from other places

Janipur lies about 24 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Garh Jaipur, about under 2 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 Janipur
Nearest railway station Garh Jaipur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Manbazar II 24 km
District headquarters Puruliya 24 km
Nearest town Chas 24 km

Villages closest to Janipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manbazar 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 Janipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Janipur village had a population of 384. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Janipur village has 176 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janipur has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Janipur is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Janipur covers 96.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Janipur falls under Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Janipur is Garh Jaipur, about under 2 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 Janipur.

Janipur is about 24 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janipur is in Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district. Garh Jaipur is about under 2 km away. Manbazar II is about 24 km away. Puruliya is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankura (18 km) and Poradi (39 km).

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

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