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About Jaypur Village

Jaypur is a small village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 79 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaypur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur II
Pincode 723161
Area (hectares) 88.36 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 79
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaypur compares

By the 2011 count Jaypur is the 84th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 88.36 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Jaypur

Jaypur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jaypur as Available within 10+ 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 Jaypur from other places

Jaypur 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 Jaypur
Nearest railway station Garh Jaipur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathpur II 24 km
District headquarters Puruliya 24 km
Nearest town Chas 24 km

Villages closest to Jaypur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaypur village had a population of 154. That makes it the 84th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Jaypur village has 79 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaypur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Jaypur is 723161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaypur covers 88.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaypur falls under Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jaypur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jaypur.

Jaypur 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.

Jaypur is in Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district. Garh Jaipur is about under 2 km away. Raghunathpur 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 Belkura (18 km), Chandra (27 km) and Poradih (39 km).

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

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