About Jhirwa Purwari Village

Jhirwa Purwari is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,513, made up of 3,824 males and 3,689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526 hectares hectares.

Jhirwa Purwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhirwa Purwari village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Area (hectares)	526 hectares
Population	7,513
Male Population	3,824
Female Population	3,689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhirwa Purwari compares

By the 2011 count Jhirwa Purwari is the 12th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 526 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Jhirwa Purwari

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

Jhirwa Purwari lies about 22 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 3.3 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 Jhirwa Purwari
Nearest railway station	Simraha	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	14 km
District headquarters	Araria	22 km

Villages closest to Jhirwa Purwari

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

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Common questions about Jhirwa Purwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhirwa Purwari village had a population of 7,513. That makes it the 12th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Jhirwa Purwari village has 3,824 males and 3,689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhirwa Purwari has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Jhirwa Purwari covers 526 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhirwa Purwari falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhirwa Purwari is Simraha, about 3.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jhirwa Purwari.

Jhirwa Purwari is about 22 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhirwa Purwari is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Simraha is about 3.3 km away. Forbesganj is about 14 km away. Araria is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.