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About Juri Village

Juri is a large village in Banke Bazar tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,499, made up of 1,810 males and 1,689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares.

Juri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Juri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Banke Bazar
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 3,499
Male Population 1,810
Female Population 1,689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Juri compares

By the 2011 count Juri is the 7th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Juri

Juri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Juri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Juri from other places

Juri lies about 27 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Jamuawan, about 3.2 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 Juri
Nearest railway station Jamuawan 3.2 km
Nearest town Hisua 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Banke Bazar 27 km
District headquarters Gaya 27 km

Villages closest to Juri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banke Bazar 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 Juri

As per the Census of India 2011, Juri village had a population of 3,499. That makes it the 7th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Juri village has 1,810 males and 1,689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Juri has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Juri covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Juri falls under Banke Bazar tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Juri is Jamuawan, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance for Juri.

Juri is about 27 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Juri is in Banke Bazar tehsil of Gaya district. Jamuawan is about 3.2 km away. Hisua is about 15 km away. Banke Bazar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumranwan (10 km), Nauhar (12 km) and Sirsa (12 km).

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

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