About Jiar Village

Jiar is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 953, made up of 496 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares.

Jiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	130 hectares
Population	953
Male Population	496
Female Population	457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
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 Jiar compares

By the 2011 count Jiar is the 114th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Jiar

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

Jiar lies about 43 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 3.9 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 Jiar
Nearest railway station	Telta	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	26 km
Nearest town	Kasba	30 km
District headquarters	Katihar	43 km

Villages closest to Jiar

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 Jiar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiar village had a population of 953. That makes it the 114th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Jiar village has 496 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiar has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Jiar covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jiar falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jiar is Telta, about 3.9 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 Jiar.

Jiar is about 43 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiar is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Telta is about 3.9 km away. Barsoi is about 26 km away. Kasba is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.