About Jajan Village

Jajan is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 301 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.32 hectares hectares.

Jajan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jajan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Balrampur
Area (hectares)	106.32 hectares
Population	603
Male Population	301
Female Population	302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jajan compares

By the 2011 count Jajan is the 76th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 106.32 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Jajan

Jajan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jajan as Available within 10+ 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 Jajan from other places

Jajan lies about 44 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 6.5 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 Jajan
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Sudhani	6.5 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	24 km
District headquarters	Katihar	44 km

Villages closest to Jajan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jajan village had a population of 603. That makes it the 76th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Jajan village has 301 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jajan has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Jajan covers 106.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jajan falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jajan is Sudhani, about 6.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jajan.

Jajan is about 44 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jajan is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Balrampur is about under 2 km away. Sudhani is about 6.5 km away. Rāiganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.