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About Jamalpur Village

Jamalpur is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,446, made up of 799 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares.

Jamalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 29 hectares
Population 1,446
Male Population 799
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jamalpur is the 45th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Jamalpur

Jamalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jamalpur as Available within 10+ 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 Jamalpur from other places

Jamalpur lies about 36 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gouchhari, about 3.5 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 Jamalpur
Nearest town Gogri Jamālpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Gouchhari 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkund 32 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 36 km

Villages closest to Jamalpur

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 Jamalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamalpur village had a population of 1,446. That makes it the 45th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Jamalpur village has 799 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamalpur has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

Jamalpur covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jamalpur falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jamalpur is Gouchhari, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jamalpur.

Jamalpur is about 36 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamalpur is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Gogri Jamālpur is about under 2 km away. Gouchhari is about 3.5 km away. Shahkund is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basdeopur (3.2 km), Imadpur (4.0 km) and Manjar Chak (13 km).

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

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