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About Jalwara Village

Jalwara is one of the larger villages in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,571, made up of 3,945 males and 3,626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalwara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Pincode 847121
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 7,571
Male Population 3,945
Female Population 3,626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jalwara compares

By the 2011 count Jalwara is the 9th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Jalwara

Jalwara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jalwara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 12 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Muhammadpur, about 5.2 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 Muhammadpur 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Keotiranway 6.1 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 12 km

Villages closest to Jalwara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keotiranway 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 7,571. That makes it the 9th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Jalwara village has 3,945 males and 3,626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalwara has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Jalwara is 847121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalwara covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jalwara falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalwara is Muhammadpur, about 5.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jalwara.

Jalwara is about 12 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 Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Muhammadpur is about 5.2 km away. Keotiranway is about 6.1 km away. Darbhanga is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khirma (2.0 km), Dighiar (4.9 km) and Madhopatti Raghauli (7.4 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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