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About Jahanpur Village

Jahanpur is a small village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 134 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3 hectares hectares.

Jahanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Area (hectares) 3 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 134
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jahanpur compares

By the 2011 count Jahanpur is the 111th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 3 hectares work out to about 84 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Jahanpur

Jahanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jahanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 25 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Ekchari under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 5.3 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 25 km

Villages closest to Jahanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colgong 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 253. That makes it the 111th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Jahanpur village has 134 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahanpur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Jahanpur covers 3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 84 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jahanpur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jahanpur is Ekchari, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jahanpur.

Jahanpur is about 25 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahanpur is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about under 2 km away. Colgong is about 5.3 km away. Bhagalpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bholsar (under 2 km), Ekchari (under 2 km) and Rasulpur (1.6 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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