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About Jafarpur Village

Jafarpur is a mid sized village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,129, made up of 574 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743613, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jafarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jafarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 743613
Area (hectares) 49.26 hectares
Population 1,129
Male Population 574
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jafarpur compares

By the 2011 count Jafarpur is the 54th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 49.26 hectares work out to about 23 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 962.

Getting to Jafarpur

The census records public bus service for Jafarpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jafarpur from other places

Jafarpur lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalikapur, about under 2 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 Jafarpur
Nearest railway station Kalikapur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 6.1 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 6.1 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Jafarpur

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 Jafarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jafarpur village had a population of 1,129. That makes it the 54th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Jafarpur village has 574 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jafarpur has about 967 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Jafarpur is 743613. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jafarpur covers 49.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Jafarpur is Kalikapur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Jafarpur is about 29 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.

Jafarpur is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalikapur is about under 2 km away. Sonarpur is about 6.1 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahebpur (under 2 km), Benebou (under 2 km) and Kalikapur (under 2 km).

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

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