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About Jatapur Village

Jatapur is a mid sized village in Hemtabad tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 461 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jatapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jatapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Hemtabad
Pincode 733156
Area (hectares) 219.97 hectares
Population 934
Male Population 461
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
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 Jatapur compares

By the 2011 count Jatapur is the 60th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 219.97 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 Jatapur

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

Jatapur lies about 21 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 8.9 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 Jatapur
Nearest railway station Dhachna 8.9 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 18 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemtabad 24 km

Villages closest to Jatapur

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 Jatapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jatapur village had a population of 934. That makes it the 60th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Jatapur village has 461 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jatapur has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

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

Jatapur covers 219.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Jatapur is Dhachna, about 8.9 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 Jatapur.

Jatapur is about 21 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jatapur is in Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhachna is about 8.9 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manikpara (2.9 km), Bishnupur (5.7 km) and Agapur (6.2 km).

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

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