About Joakhar Village

Joakhar is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,526, made up of 791 males and 735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares.

Joakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joakhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Shahkund
Area (hectares)	50 hectares
Population	1,526
Male Population	791
Female Population	735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
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 Joakhar compares

By the 2011 count Joakhar is the 43rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Joakhar

Joakhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Joakhar 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. The nearest villages by name are Jagarnathpur, Jainabchak, Jamalpur and Janipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Joakhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Joakhar village had a population of 1,526. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Joakhar village has 791 males and 735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joakhar has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 886.

Joakhar covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Joakhar falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Joakhar notes the nearest railway station 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 Joakhar.

Joakhar is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.