About Jafarpur Village

Jafarpur is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,809, made up of 921 males and 888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares.

Jafarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jafarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	141 hectares
Population	1,809
Male Population	921
Female Population	888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
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 Jafarpur compares

By the 2011 count Jafarpur is the 57th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Jafarpur

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

Jafarpur lies about 39 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Barsoi Junction, about 7.4 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 Jafarpur
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Barsoi Junction	7.4 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	18 km
District headquarters	Katihar	39 km

Villages closest to Jafarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jafarpur village had a population of 1,809. That makes it the 57th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Jafarpur village has 921 males and 888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jafarpur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Jafarpur covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jafarpur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jafarpur is Barsoi Junction, about 7.4 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 Jafarpur.

Jafarpur is about 39 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jafarpur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 4.3 km away. Barsoi Junction is about 7.4 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.