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About Joykrishnapur Chairi Village

Joykrishnapur Chairi is one of the larger villages in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,436, made up of 3,313 males and 3,123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joykrishnapur Chairi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joykrishnapur Chairi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 743330
Area (hectares) 238.93 hectares
Population 6,436
Male Population 3,313
Female Population 3,123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Joykrishnapur Chairi compares

By the 2011 count Joykrishnapur Chairi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 238.93 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Joykrishnapur Chairi

Joykrishnapur Chairi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Joykrishnapur Chairi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Joykrishnapur Chairi from other places

Joykrishnapur Chairi lies about 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kavi Nazrul, about 3.7 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 Joykrishnapur Chairi
Nearest railway station Kavi Nazrul 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 8.1 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 8.1 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 31 km

Villages closest to Joykrishnapur Chairi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonarpur 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 Joykrishnapur Chairi

As per the Census of India 2011, Joykrishnapur Chairi village had a population of 6,436. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Joykrishnapur Chairi village has 3,313 males and 3,123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joykrishnapur Chairi has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Joykrishnapur Chairi is 743330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joykrishnapur Chairi covers 238.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Joykrishnapur Chairi falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Joykrishnapur Chairi is Kavi Nazrul, about 3.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Joykrishnapur Chairi.

Joykrishnapur Chairi 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.

Joykrishnapur Chairi is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kavi Nazrul is about 3.7 km away. Sonarpur is about 8.1 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danga (under 2 km), Banhugli (2.3 km) and Joyenpur (2.9 km).

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

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