About Jalkhundar Village

Jalkhundar is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,243, made up of 1,185 males and 1,058 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269 hectares hectares.

Jalkhundar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalkhundar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	269 hectares
Population	2,243
Male Population	1,185
Female Population	1,058
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jalkhundar compares

By the 2011 count Jalkhundar is the 46th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 269 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Jalkhundar

Jalkhundar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jalkhundar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jalkhundar from other places

Jalkhundar lies about 37 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Mukuria Junction, about 5.8 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 Jalkhundar
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Mukuria Junction	5.8 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	19 km
District headquarters	Katihar	37 km

Villages closest to Jalkhundar

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 Jalkhundar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalkhundar village had a population of 2,243. That makes it the 46th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Jalkhundar village has 1,185 males and 1,058 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalkhundar has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Jalkhundar covers 269 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalkhundar falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalkhundar is Mukuria Junction, about 5.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jalkhundar.

Jalkhundar is about 37 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalkhundar is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 2.5 km away. Mukuria Junction is about 5.8 km away. Rāiganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.