About Jarlahi Village

Jarlahi is a large village in Kursela tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,754, made up of 1,987 males and 1,767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1822 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarlahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarlahi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Kursela
Pincode	854104
Area (hectares)	1822 hectares
Population	3,754
Male Population	1,987
Female Population	1,767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarlahi compares

By the 2011 count Jarlahi is the 4th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,127 residents. Its 1822 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Jarlahi

Jarlahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jarlahi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jarlahi from other places

Jarlahi lies about 25 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 4.4 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 Jarlahi
Nearest railway station	Bakhri	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kursela	8.2 km
Nearest town	Colgong	24 km
District headquarters	Katihar	25 km

Villages closest to Jarlahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarlahi village had a population of 3,754. That makes it the 4th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,127 residents.

Jarlahi village has 1,987 males and 1,767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarlahi has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Jarlahi is 854104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarlahi covers 1822 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarlahi falls under Kursela tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jarlahi is Bakhri, about 4.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jarlahi.

Jarlahi is about 25 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jarlahi is in Kursela tehsil of Katihar district. Bakhri is about 4.4 km away. Kursela is about 8.2 km away. Colgong is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.