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About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a large village in Budge Budge I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,857, made up of 2,472 males and 2,385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge I
Pincode 700137
Area (hectares) 164.34 hectares
Population 4,857
Male Population 2,472
Female Population 2,385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,275 residents. Its 164.34 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Jamalpur

The census records public bus service for Jamalpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamalpur from other places

Jamalpur lies about 15 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Udairampur, about 5.0 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 Jamalpur
Nearest railway station Udairampur 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Budge Budge I 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 15 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 17 km

Villages closest to Jamalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budge Budge I 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 Jamalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalpur village had a population of 4,857. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,275 residents.

Jamalpur village has 2,472 males and 2,385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Jamalpur is 700137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamalpur covers 164.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamalpur falls under Budge Budge I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jamalpur is Udairampur, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jamalpur.

Jamalpur is about 15 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.

Jamalpur is in Budge Budge I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Udairampur is about 5.0 km away. Budge Budge I is about 15 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sontoshpur (4.3 km), Durgapur (4.6 km) and Birlapur (5.0 km).

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

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