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About Jagannathpur Village

Jagannathpur is a large village in Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,250, made up of 1,164 males and 1,086 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jagannathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jagannathpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Thakurpukur Mahestola
Pincode 700141
Area (hectares) 54.23 hectares
Population 2,250
Male Population 1,164
Female Population 1,086
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Jagannathpur compares

By the 2011 count Jagannathpur is the 18th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents. Its 54.23 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Jagannathpur

Jagannathpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jagannathpur 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 Jagannathpur from other places

Jagannathpur lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Narendrapur, about 1.9 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 Jagannathpur
Nearest railway station Narendrapur 1.9 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurpukur Mahestola 30 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Jagannathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thakurpukur Mahestola 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 Jagannathpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jagannathpur village had a population of 2,250. That makes it the 18th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents.

Jagannathpur village has 1,164 males and 1,086 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jagannathpur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Jagannathpur is 700141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jagannathpur covers 54.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jagannathpur falls under Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jagannathpur is Narendrapur, about 1.9 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 Jagannathpur.

Jagannathpur is about 30 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.

Jagannathpur is in Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Narendrapur is about 1.9 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 2.2 km away. Thakurpukur Mahestola is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiadargot (7.5 km), Magurkhali (7.6 km) and Ramkantapur (8.0 km).

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

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