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About Jayapur Village

Jayapur is a mid sized village in Manbazar II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 343 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jayapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jayapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar II
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 243.3 hectares
Population 672
Male Population 343
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Jayapur compares

By the 2011 count Jayapur is the 62nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 243.3 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Jayapur

Jayapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jayapur 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 Jamunaband, Janipur, Jaora and Jaragora. 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 Jayapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jayapur village had a population of 672. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Jayapur village has 343 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jayapur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

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

Jayapur covers 243.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Jayapur 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 Jayapur.

Jayapur is in Manbazar II 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 Jayapur today is likely to be higher.

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