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About Jalalpur Kalan Village

Jalalpur Kalan is one of the larger villages in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,277, made up of 2,578 males and 2,699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.03 hectares hectares.

Jalalpur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalalpur Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Sidhwalia
Area (hectares) 269.03 hectares
Population 5,277
Male Population 2,578
Female Population 2,699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
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 Jalalpur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Jalalpur Kalan is the 9th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 269.03 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Jalalpur Kalan

Jalalpur Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jalalpur Kalan 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 Jalalpur Kalan from other places

Jalalpur Kalan lies about 27 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwalia, about 4.0 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 Jalalpur Kalan
Nearest railway station Sidhwalia 4.0 km
Nearest town Barauli 9.9 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 27 km

Villages closest to Jalalpur Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sidhwalia 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 Jalalpur Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalalpur Kalan village had a population of 5,277. That makes it the 9th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Jalalpur Kalan village has 2,578 males and 2,699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalalpur Kalan has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Jalalpur Kalan covers 269.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jalalpur Kalan falls under Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalalpur Kalan is Sidhwalia, about 4.0 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 Jalalpur Kalan.

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

Jalalpur Kalan is in Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sidhwalia is about 4.0 km away. Barauli is about 9.9 km away. Gopalganj 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 Sakla (1.5 km), Tola Sakla (1.5 km) and Jalalpur Khurd (1.7 km).

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

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