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About Jalsua Village

Jalsua is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 912, made up of 445 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalsua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalsua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Pincode 855113
Area (hectares) 50.77 hectares
Population 912
Male Population 445
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalsua compares

By the 2011 count Jalsua is the 105th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 50.77 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jalsua

Jalsua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jalsua 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jalsua from other places

Jalsua lies about 26 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Babhabgaon Halt, about under 2 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 Jalsua
Nearest railway station Babhabgaon Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 8.3 km
Nearest town Manihāri 25 km
District headquarters Katihar 26 km

Villages closest to Jalsua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalsua village had a population of 912. That makes it the 105th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Jalsua village has 445 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalsua has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Jalsua is 855113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalsua covers 50.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jalsua falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalsua is Babhabgaon Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jalsua.

Jalsua is about 26 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalsua is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Babhabgaon Halt is about under 2 km away. Azamnagar is about 8.3 km away. Manihāri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deogaon (under 2 km), Kharsota (under 2 km) and Hansopara (under 2 km).

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

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