About Jelepara Village

Jelepara is a mid sized village in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,950, made up of 1,021 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jelepara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jelepara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Gosaba
Pincode	743611
Area (hectares)	236.8 hectares
Population	1,950
Male Population	1,021
Female Population	929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jelepara compares

By the 2011 count Jelepara is the 47th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 236.8 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Jelepara

Jelepara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jelepara as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jelepara from other places

Jelepara lies about 41 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 14 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 Jelepara
Tehsil headquarters	Gosaba	9.6 km
Nearest railway station	Canning	14 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	41 km

Villages closest to Jelepara

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

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Common questions about Jelepara

As per the Census of India 2011, Jelepara village had a population of 1,950. That makes it the 47th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Jelepara village has 1,021 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jelepara has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Jelepara is 743611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jelepara covers 236.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jelepara falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jelepara is Canning, about 14 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 - 10 km distance for Jelepara.

Jelepara is about 41 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.

Jelepara is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 9.6 km away. Canning is about 14 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.