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About Jalalpur Village

Jalalpur is a small village in Hemtabad tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 170 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Hemtabad
Pincode 733156
Area (hectares) 157.33 hectares
Population 350
Male Population 170
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jalalpur is the 101st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 157.33 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Jalalpur

Jalalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jalalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jalalpur from other places

Jalalpur lies about 26 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 3.0 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 Jalalpur
Nearest railway station Dhachna 3.0 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 19 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemtabad 27 km

Villages closest to Jalalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hemtabad 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 Jalalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalalpur village had a population of 350. That makes it the 101st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Jalalpur village has 170 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalalpur has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Jalalpur is 733156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalalpur covers 157.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalalpur falls under Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jalalpur is Dhachna, about 3.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jalalpur.

Jalalpur is about 26 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalalpur is in Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhachna is about 3.0 km away. Rāiganj is about 19 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agapur (under 2 km), Anantakota (4.1 km) and Dakshin Kotagaon (4.1 km).

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

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