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About Jahanpur Village

Jahanpur is a mid sized village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 992, made up of 529 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854333, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Palasi
Pincode 854333
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 992
Male Population 529
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jahanpur compares

By the 2011 count Jahanpur is the 69th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jahanpur

The census records public bus service for Jahanpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jahanpur from other places

Jahanpur lies about 15 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 21 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 Jahanpur
Tehsil headquarters Palasi 4.4 km
District headquarters Araria 15 km
Nearest town Arāria 15 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 21 km

Villages closest to Jahanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahanpur village had a population of 992. That makes it the 69th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Jahanpur village has 529 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahanpur has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Jahanpur is 854333. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahanpur covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jahanpur falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jahanpur is Araria Court, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jahanpur.

Jahanpur is about 15 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahanpur is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 4.4 km away. Araria is about 15 km away. Arāria is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakainia (under 2 km), Manbodhtanda (2.0 km) and Korhaili (2.3 km).

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

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