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About Jagannathpur Village

Jagannathpur is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,627, made up of 834 males and 793 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagannathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagannathpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 93.05 hectares
Population 1,627
Male Population 834
Female Population 793
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jagannathpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagannathpur is the 57th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 93.05 hectares work out to about 17 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 954.

Getting to Jagannathpur

Jagannathpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jagannathpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jagannathpur from other places

Jagannathpur lies about 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Jagannathpur
Tehsil headquarters Falta 3.6 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 31 km

Villages closest to Jagannathpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagannathpur village had a population of 1,627. That makes it the 57th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Jagannathpur village has 834 males and 793 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagannathpur has about 951 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Jagannathpur is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagannathpur covers 93.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jagannathpur falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jagannathpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Jagannathpur 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.

Jagannathpur is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 3.6 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 13 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas 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 Belsingha (under 2 km), Sujapur (under 2 km) and Banki (under 2 km).

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

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