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About Jaingaon Village

Jaingaon is one of the larger villages in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,866, made up of 5,601 males and 5,265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 981.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaingaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaingaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 981.77 hectares
Population 10,866
Male Population 5,601
Female Population 5,265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaingaon compares

By the 2011 count Jaingaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 981.77 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Jaingaon

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

How far is Jaingaon from other places

Jaingaon lies about 16 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kishanganj, about 5.3 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 Jaingaon
Nearest railway station Kishanganj 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 16 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 16 km

Villages closest to Jaingaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar I 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 Jaingaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaingaon village had a population of 10,866. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Jaingaon village has 5,601 males and 5,265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaingaon has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Jaingaon is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaingaon covers 981.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaingaon falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jaingaon is Kishanganj, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Jaingaon.

Jaingaon is about 16 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaingaon is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kishanganj is about 5.3 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 16 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshine Kathalbari (under 2 km), Uttar Kathalbari (under 2 km) and Purbba Banwari (1.6 km).

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

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