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About Jayenkhan Village

Jayenkhan is a mid sized village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 291 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jayenkhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jayenkhan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 58.81 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 291
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jayenkhan compares

By the 2011 count Jayenkhan is the 72nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 58.81 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Jayenkhan

Jayenkhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jayenkhan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jayenkhan from other places

Jayenkhan lies about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hotar, about 4.6 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 Jayenkhan
Nearest railway station Hotar 4.6 km
Nearest town Baruipur 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 18 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 18 km

Villages closest to Jayenkhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jayenkhan village had a population of 568. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Jayenkhan village has 291 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jayenkhan has about 952 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 948.

The pincode recorded for Jayenkhan is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jayenkhan covers 58.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jayenkhan falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jayenkhan is Hotar, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jayenkhan.

Jayenkhan is about 18 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.

Jayenkhan is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hotar is about 4.6 km away. Baruipur is about 9.5 km away. Magrahat II is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karimabad (under 2 km), Uttar Mohanpur (under 2 km) and Chak Kamal Halder (under 2 km).

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

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