About Jahangira Village

Jahangira is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,099, made up of 509 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares.

Jahangira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahangira village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Area (hectares)	59 hectares
Population	1,099
Male Population	509
Female Population	590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,159
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jahangira compares

By the 2011 count Jahangira is the 45th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Jahangira

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

Jahangira lies about 34 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 26 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 Jahangira
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	2.6 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	26 km
District headquarters	Gaya	34 km

Villages closest to Jahangira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahangira village had a population of 1,099. That makes it the 45th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Jahangira village has 509 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahangira has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Jahangira covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jahangira falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jahangira is Bansinala Halt, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jahangira.

Jahangira is about 34 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahangira is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 2.6 km away. Bagaha is about 8.7 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.