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About Jorre Village

Jorre is a mid sized village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,555, made up of 808 males and 747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jorre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jorre village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 287.9 hectares
Population 1,555
Male Population 808
Female Population 747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jorre compares

By the 2011 count Jorre is the 26th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 287.9 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Jorre

Jorre is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jorre 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hoangda, Jahajpur, Jamra and Jaypur. 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 Jorre

As per the Census of India 2011, Jorre village had a population of 1,555. That makes it the 26th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Jorre village has 808 males and 747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jorre has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Jorre is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jorre covers 287.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jorre falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jorre notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Jorre.

Jorre is in Jaipur 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 Jorre today is likely to be higher.

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