About Jaharpur Village

Jaharpur is a small village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 167 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.92 hectares hectares.

Jaharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	19.92 hectares
Population	338
Male Population	167
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
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 Jaharpur compares

By the 2011 count Jaharpur is the 177th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 19.92 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Jaharpur

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

Jaharpur lies about 24 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sonaili, about 15 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 Jaharpur
Nearest railway station	Sonaili	15 km
Nearest town	Kasba	19 km
District headquarters	Katihar	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	28 km

Villages closest to Jaharpur

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 Jaharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaharpur village had a population of 338. That makes it the 177th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Jaharpur village has 167 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaharpur has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Jaharpur covers 19.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jaharpur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jaharpur is Sonaili, about 15 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 Jaharpur.

Jaharpur is about 24 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaharpur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Sonaili is about 15 km away. Kasba is about 19 km away. Katihar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.