Joypur is located at 23°25′52.7″N 86°08′57.5″E / 23.431306°N 86.149306°E / 23.431306; 86.149306 Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau.

Jhalda subdivision, shown in the map alongside, is located in the western part of the district, bordering Jharkhand.

The area is home to Purulia Chhau dance with spectacular masks made at Charida.

It has 52 km (32 mi) of inter-state borders with Jaridih, Balidih and Pindrajora police stations in Bokaro district of Jharkhand.

[8][9] According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Puruliya, Jaypur covered an area of 8.2921 km2 (3.2016 sq mi).

[10] State Highway 4A running from Tulin to Chas Morh (both in the Purulia district) passes through this block.

[13][14] Deulghata, some 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Joypur, once had 15 temples and some small shrines, built around the 9th-10th century.