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About Jaspur Village

Jaspur is a mid sized village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 368 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Amas
Pincode 824208
Area (hectares) 29 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 368
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaspur compares

By the 2011 count Jaspur is the 47th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jaspur

Jaspur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jaspur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jaspur from other places

Jaspur lies about 38 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 18 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 Jaspur
Tehsil headquarters Amas 3.5 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 17 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 18 km
District headquarters Gaya 38 km

Villages closest to Jaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaspur village had a population of 744. That makes it the 47th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Jaspur village has 368 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaspur has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Jaspur is 824208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaspur covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jaspur falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jaspur is Rafiganj, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jaspur.

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

Jaspur is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Amas is about 3.5 km away. Sherghāti is about 17 km away. Rafiganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naugarh (1.7 km), Nonia Chak (2.8 km) and Balkhora (3.2 km).

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

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