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About Jalukagachh Village

Jalukagachh is a small village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 9 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 556 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.8 hectares hectares.

Jalukagachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalukagachh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 11.8 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 9
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 556
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalukagachh compares

By the 2011 count Jalukagachh is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 11.8 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jalukagachh

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

Jalukagachh lies about 31 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 3.2 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 Jalukagachh
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 4.8 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 26 km
District headquarters Katihar 31 km

Villages closest to Jalukagachh

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 Jalukagachh

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalukagachh village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Jalukagachh village has 9 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalukagachh has about 556 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Jalukagachh covers 11.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jalukagachh falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalukagachh is Azamnagar Road, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance for Jalukagachh.

Jalukagachh is about 31 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalukagachh is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar Road is about 3.2 km away. Azamnagar is about 4.8 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gachh (under 2 km), Gachh Baliatha (under 2 km) and Jahikagachh (under 2 km).

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

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