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About Jalwara Village

Jalwara is a large village in Bahadurpur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,981, made up of 1,507 males and 1,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares.

Jalwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalwara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Bahadurpur
Area (hectares) 165 hectares
Population 2,981
Male Population 1,507
Female Population 1,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jalwara compares

By the 2011 count Jalwara is the 25th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Jalwara

The census records public bus service for Jalwara as Available within 5 - 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalwara from other places

Jalwara lies about 38 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 14 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 Jalwara
Nearest railway station Biraul 14 km
Nearest town Rosera 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurpur 34 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 38 km

Villages closest to Jalwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalwara village had a population of 2,981. That makes it the 25th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Jalwara village has 1,507 males and 1,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalwara has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Jalwara covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jalwara falls under Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalwara is Biraul, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jalwara.

Jalwara is about 38 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalwara is in Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 14 km away. Rosera is about 16 km away. Bahadurpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bali Bagraul (7.6 km), Birnia (7.8 km) and Mathia Urf Madhopur (9.3 km).

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

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