About Jian Village

Jian is a large village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,610, made up of 1,947 males and 1,663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares.

Jian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jian village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kadwa
Area (hectares)	221 hectares
Population	3,610
Male Population	1,947
Female Population	1,663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	854
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jian compares

By the 2011 count Jian is the 25th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Jian

Jian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jian as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jian from other places

Jian lies about 43 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 6.5 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 Jian
Nearest railway station	Garh Banaili	6.5 km
Nearest town	Kasba	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadwa	29 km
District headquarters	Katihar	43 km

Villages closest to Jian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jian village had a population of 3,610. That makes it the 25th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Jian village has 1,947 males and 1,663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jian has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Jian covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jian falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jian is Garh Banaili, about 6.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jian.

Jian 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.

Jian is in Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Garh Banaili is about 6.5 km away. Kasba is about 9.1 km away. Kadwa is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.