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About Jafra Village

Jafra is a small village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 86 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares.

Jafra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jafra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 86
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,151
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jafra compares

By the 2011 count Jafra is the 122nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Jafra

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

How far is Jafra from other places

Jafra lies about 30 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 8.3 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 Jafra
Nearest railway station Ekchari 8.3 km
Nearest town Colgong 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 30 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 30 km

Villages closest to Jafra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jafra village had a population of 185. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Jafra village has 86 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jafra has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Jafra covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jafra falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jafra is Ekchari, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Jafra.

Jafra is about 30 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jafra is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 8.3 km away. Colgong is about 11 km away. Sonhaula is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshkhor (under 2 km), Sanokhar (2.0 km) and Sanokhar Arazi (2.0 km).

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

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