About Jirangachh Village

Jirangachh is one of the larger villages in Thakurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,241, made up of 7,173 males and 7,068 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1704.77 hectares hectares.

Jirangachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirangachh village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Thakurganj
Area (hectares)	1704.77 hectares
Population	14,241
Male Population	7,173
Female Population	7,068
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jirangachh compares

By the 2011 count Jirangachh is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents. Its 1704.77 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jirangachh

Jirangachh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jirangachh 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jirangachh from other places

Jirangachh lies about 23 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 10 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 Jirangachh
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	10 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thakurganj	31 km

Villages closest to Jirangachh

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Jirangachh

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirangachh village had a population of 14,241. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents.

Jirangachh village has 7,173 males and 7,068 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirangachh has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Jirangachh covers 1704.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jirangachh falls under Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

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

Jirangachh is about 23 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirangachh is in Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahādurganj is about 4.9 km away. Pawakhali is about 10 km away. Kishanganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.