About Jahangirpur Village

Jahangirpur is one of the larger villages in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,292, made up of 4,799 males and 4,493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1118.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahangirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahangirpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Pothia
Pincode	855117
Area (hectares)	1118.11 hectares
Population	9,292
Male Population	4,799
Female Population	4,493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
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 Jahangirpur compares

By the 2011 count Jahangirpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 1118.11 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jahangirpur

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

Jahangirpur lies about 112 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Banikpur Halt, about 3.5 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 Jahangirpur
Nearest railway station	Banikpur Halt	3.5 km
Nearest town	Naugachhia	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pothia	18 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	112 km

Villages closest to Jahangirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahangirpur village had a population of 9,292. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Jahangirpur village has 4,799 males and 4,493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahangirpur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Jahangirpur is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahangirpur covers 1118.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jahangirpur falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jahangirpur is Banikpur Halt, about 3.5 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 Jahangirpur.

Jahangirpur is about 112 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahangirpur is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Banikpur Halt is about 3.5 km away. Naugachhia is about 5.4 km away. Pothia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.