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About Jelas Village

Jelas is a mid sized village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 618 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jelas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jelas village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Dandkhora
Pincode 855114
Area (hectares) 95.12 hectares
Population 1,184
Male Population 618
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jelas compares

By the 2011 count Jelas is the 18th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 95.12 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Jelas

Jelas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jelas 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jelas from other places

Jelas lies about 15 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sonaili, about 3.1 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 Jelas
Nearest railway station Sonaili 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dandkhora 6.7 km
District headquarters Katihar 15 km

Villages closest to Jelas

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

Common questions about Jelas

As per the Census of India 2011, Jelas village had a population of 1,184. That makes it the 18th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Jelas village has 618 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jelas has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Jelas is 855114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jelas covers 95.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jelas falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jelas is Sonaili, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jelas.

Jelas is about 15 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jelas is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Sonaili is about 3.1 km away. Dandkhora is about 6.7 km away. Katihar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhelahi (under 2 km), Bhelahi Arazi (under 2 km) and Majhwa (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jelas today is likely to be higher.

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