About Jalalpur Village

Jalalpur is a large village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,148, made up of 1,095 males and 1,053 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.15 hectares hectares.

Jalalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalalpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Pothia
Area (hectares)	420.15 hectares
Population	2,148
Male Population	1,095
Female Population	1,053
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalalpur compares

By the 2011 count Jalalpur is the 44th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 420.15 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jalalpur

Jalalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jalalpur as Available within 5 - 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 Jalalpur from other places

Jalalpur lies about 87 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Sukhsena, 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 Jalalpur
Nearest railway station	Sukhsena	3.9 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi Bazar	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pothia	30 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	87 km

Villages closest to Jalalpur

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 Jalalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalalpur village had a population of 2,148. That makes it the 44th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Jalalpur village has 1,095 males and 1,053 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalalpur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Jalalpur covers 420.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jalalpur falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalalpur is Sukhsena, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jalalpur.

Jalalpur is about 87 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalalpur is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Sukhsena is about 3.9 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 11 km away. Pothia is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.