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About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a large village in Bihpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,450, made up of 1,855 males and 1,595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 853201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Bihpur
Pincode 853201
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 3,450
Male Population 1,855
Female Population 1,595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is the 10th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,204 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Jamalpur

Jamalpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jamalpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamalpur from other places

Jamalpur lies about 36 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gouchhari, about 3.5 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 Jamalpur
Nearest town Gogri Jamālpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Gouchhari 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bihpur 28 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 36 km

Villages closest to Jamalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalpur village had a population of 3,450. That makes it the 10th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,204 residents.

Jamalpur village has 1,855 males and 1,595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Jamalpur is 853201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamalpur covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamalpur falls under Bihpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamalpur is Gouchhari, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jamalpur.

Jamalpur is about 36 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamalpur is in Bihpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Gogri Jamālpur is about under 2 km away. Gouchhari is about 3.5 km away. Bihpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur Gopal (8.5 km), Bishunpur Milik (8.5 km) and Bishunpur Ramsahai (8.5 km).

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

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