About Jakar Village

Jakar is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,982, made up of 1,539 males and 1,443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.91 hectares hectares.

Jakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Area (hectares)	192.91 hectares
Population	2,982
Male Population	1,539
Female Population	1,443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Jakar compares

By the 2011 count Jakar is the 26th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 192.91 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jakar

Jakar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Jakar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Hura Hajra, Imamnagar, Jahangirpur and Jahikagachh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Jakar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakar village had a population of 2,982. That makes it the 26th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Jakar village has 1,539 males and 1,443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakar has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Jakar covers 192.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jakar falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The census record for Jakar notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jakar.

Jakar is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.