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About Joychandipur Village

Joychandipur is a large village in Bishnupur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,541, made up of 2,300 males and 2,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743377, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joychandipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joychandipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur II
Pincode 743377
Area (hectares) 143.91 hectares
Population 4,541
Male Population 2,300
Female Population 2,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Joychandipur compares

By the 2011 count Joychandipur is the 7th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 143.91 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Joychandipur

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

Joychandipur lies about 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 12 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 Joychandipur
Nearest town Budge Budge 12 km
Nearest railway station Joka 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur II 31 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 31 km

Villages closest to Joychandipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Joychandipur village had a population of 4,541. That makes it the 7th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Joychandipur village has 2,300 males and 2,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joychandipur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Joychandipur is 743377. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joychandipur covers 143.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Joychandipur falls under Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Joychandipur is Joka, about 12 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 Joychandipur.

Joychandipur is about 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Joychandipur is in Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Budge Budge is about 12 km away. Joka is about 12 km away. Bishnupur II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deulberia (under 2 km), Khasjhika (under 2 km) and Barkalikapur (under 2 km).

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

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