About Jarshon Village

Jarshon is one of the larger villages in Benipur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,903, made up of 5,859 males and 5,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarshon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarshon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Benipur
Pincode	847233
Area (hectares)	566 hectares
Population	10,903
Male Population	5,859
Female Population	5,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jarshon compares

By the 2011 count Jarshon is the 4th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents. Its 566 hectares work out to about 19 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 928.

Getting to Jarshon

Jarshon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jarshon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jarshon from other places

Jarshon lies about 24 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 17 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 Jarshon
Tehsil headquarters	Benipur	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Biraul	17 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	24 km

Villages closest to Jarshon

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

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Common questions about Jarshon

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarshon village had a population of 10,903. That makes it the 4th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents.

Jarshon village has 5,859 males and 5,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarshon has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Jarshon is 847233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarshon covers 566 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jarshon falls under Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jarshon is Biraul, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jarshon.

Jarshon is about 24 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarshon is in Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Benipur is about 3.6 km away. Biraul is about 17 km away. Darbhanga is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.