About Jalai Dostni Village

Jalai Dostni is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,557, made up of 810 males and 747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalai Dostni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalai Dostni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Sikandra
Pincode	811315
Area (hectares)	155 hectares
Population	1,557
Male Population	810
Female Population	747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalai Dostni compares

By the 2011 count Jalai Dostni is the 32nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Jalai Dostni

Jalai Dostni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jalai Dostni as Available within 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 Jalai Dostni from other places

Jalai Dostni lies about 15 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Bashuachak Halt, about 14 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 Jalai Dostni
Tehsil headquarters	Sikandra	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Bashuachak Halt	14 km
District headquarters	Jamui	15 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	15 km

Villages closest to Jalai Dostni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sikandra 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 Jalai Dostni

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalai Dostni village had a population of 1,557. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Jalai Dostni village has 810 males and 747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalai Dostni has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Jalai Dostni is 811315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalai Dostni covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalai Dostni falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalai Dostni is Bashuachak Halt, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jalai Dostni.

Jalai Dostni is about 15 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalai Dostni is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Sikandra is about 5.6 km away. Bashuachak Halt is about 14 km away. Jamui is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.