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About Janipur Village

Janipur is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,484, made up of 785 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares.

Janipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Janipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 1,484
Male Population 785
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Janipur compares

By the 2011 count Janipur is the 44th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Janipur

Janipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Janipur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Janipur from other places

Janipur lies about 20 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Narayanpur, about 1.9 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 Janipur
Nearest railway station Narayanpur 1.9 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 20 km
Nearest town Bhāgalpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkund 27 km

Villages closest to Janipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Janipur village had a population of 1,484. That makes it the 44th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Janipur village has 785 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Janipur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Janipur covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Janipur falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Janipur is Narayanpur, about 1.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Janipur.

Janipur is about 20 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Janipur is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Narayanpur is about 1.9 km away. Bhagalpur is about 20 km away. Bhāgalpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Milki (6.7 km), Latipur (9.7 km) and Mahagawan (15 km).

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

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