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About Jhanpara Village

Jhanpara is a large village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,830, made up of 1,432 males and 1,398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Para
Pincode 723126
Area (hectares) 522.87 hectares
Population 2,830
Male Population 1,432
Female Population 1,398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhanpara compares

By the 2011 count Jhanpara is the 13th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 522.87 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Jhanpara

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

How far is Jhanpara from other places

Jhanpara lies about 25 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 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 Jhanpara
Tehsil headquarters Para under 2 km
Nearest railway station Rukni Junction 6.3 km
Nearest town Raghunathpur 17 km
District headquarters Puruliya 25 km

Villages closest to Jhanpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanpara village had a population of 2,830. That makes it the 13th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Jhanpara village has 1,432 males and 1,398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanpara has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Jhanpara is 723126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanpara covers 522.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhanpara falls under Para tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jhanpara is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhanpara.

Jhanpara is about 25 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanpara is in Para tehsil of Puruliya district. Para is about under 2 km away. Rukni Junction is about 6.3 km away. Raghunathpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pabra (under 2 km), Para (under 2 km) and Paranpur (under 2 km).

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

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