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About Jan Mahammadpur Village

Jan Mahammadpur is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,607, made up of 878 males and 729 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jan Mahammadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jan Mahammadpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813203
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 1,607
Male Population 878
Female Population 729
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jan Mahammadpur compares

By the 2011 count Jan Mahammadpur is the 53rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Jan Mahammadpur

Jan Mahammadpur 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 Jan Mahammadpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jan Mahammadpur from other places

Jan Mahammadpur lies about 29 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kahalgaon, about 2.5 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 Jan Mahammadpur
Nearest railway station Kahalgaon 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 2.6 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 29 km

Villages closest to Jan Mahammadpur

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 Jan Mahammadpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jan Mahammadpur village had a population of 1,607. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Jan Mahammadpur village has 878 males and 729 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jan Mahammadpur has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Jan Mahammadpur is 813203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jan Mahammadpur covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jan Mahammadpur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jan Mahammadpur is Kahalgaon, about 2.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jan Mahammadpur.

Jan Mahammadpur is about 29 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jan Mahammadpur is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kahalgaon is about 2.5 km away. Colgong is about 2.6 km away. Bhagalpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jan Mahammadpur Mahadeo (under 2 km), Shampur (under 2 km) and Kalgiganj (under 2 km).

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

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