About Jaypur Village

Jaypur is a large village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,565, made up of 1,361 males and 1,204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaypur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaypur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Magrahat II
Pincode	743609
Area (hectares)	145.35 hectares
Population	2,565
Male Population	1,361
Female Population	1,204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
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 Jaypur compares

By the 2011 count Jaypur is the 27th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 145.35 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Jaypur

Jaypur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaypur 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 Jaypur from other places

Jaypur lies about 14 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bahirpuya Halt, about 4.7 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 Jaypur
Nearest railway station	Bahirpuya Halt	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Magrahat II	14 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	14 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	14 km

Villages closest to Jaypur

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.

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Common questions about Jaypur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaypur village had a population of 2,565. That makes it the 27th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Jaypur village has 1,361 males and 1,204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaypur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Jaypur is 743609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaypur covers 145.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Jaypur is Bahirpuya Halt, about 4.7 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 Jaypur.

Jaypur is about 14 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.

Jaypur is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Bahirpuya Halt is about 4.7 km away. Magrahat II is about 14 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.