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About Jhilwania Village

Jhilwania is a small village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 84 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843714, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhilwania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhilwania village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Pincode 843714
Area (hectares) 42.87 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 84
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhilwania compares

By the 2011 count Jhilwania is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 42.87 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Jhilwania

Jhilwania is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jhilwania as Available within <5 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 Jhilwania from other places

Jhilwania lies about 33 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 11 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 Jhilwania
Nearest town Kataiya 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 33 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 33 km

Villages closest to Jhilwania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhilwania village had a population of 170. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Jhilwania village has 84 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhilwania has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

The pincode recorded for Jhilwania is 843714. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhilwania covers 42.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhilwania falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhilwania is Panchdeori Halt, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhilwania.

Jhilwania is about 33 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhilwania is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Kataiya is about 9.6 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 11 km away. Katiya is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagi Patti Jhil (under 2 km), Ijra (2.1 km) and Bari Sujawal (3.0 km).

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

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