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About Jethiana Village

Jethiana is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 802, made up of 438 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jethiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jethiana village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813203
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 802
Male Population 438
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jethiana compares

By the 2011 count Jethiana is the 77th 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 28 hectares work out to about 29 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 Jethiana

Jethiana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jethiana 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jethiana from other places

Jethiana lies about 33 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 8.4 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 Jethiana
Nearest railway station Ekchari 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 9.1 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 33 km

Villages closest to Jethiana

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 Jethiana

As per the Census of India 2011, Jethiana village had a population of 802. That makes it the 77th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Jethiana village has 438 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jethiana has about 831 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 Jethiana is 813203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jethiana covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jethiana falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jethiana is Ekchari, about 8.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jethiana.

Jethiana is about 33 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jethiana is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 8.4 km away. Colgong is about 9.1 km away. Bhagalpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jethiana Milik (under 2 km), Babhania (under 2 km) and Lachhmipur (under 2 km).

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

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