About Jiapokhar Village

Jiapokhar is a mid sized village in Thakurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 953, made up of 468 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.89 hectares hectares.

Jiapokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiapokhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Thakurganj
Area (hectares)	63.89 hectares
Population	953
Male Population	468
Female Population	485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
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 Jiapokhar compares

By the 2011 count Jiapokhar is the 58th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents. Its 63.89 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Jiapokhar

Jiapokhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jiapokhar 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 Jiapokhar from other places

Jiapokhar lies about 32 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 6.3 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 Jiapokhar
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thakurganj	19 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	19 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	32 km

Villages closest to Jiapokhar

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.

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Common questions about Jiapokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiapokhar village had a population of 953. That makes it the 58th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents.

Jiapokhar village has 468 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiapokhar has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Jiapokhar covers 63.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jiapokhar falls under Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jiapokhar is Pawakhali, about 6.3 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 Jiapokhar.

Jiapokhar is about 32 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiapokhar is in Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 6.3 km away. Thakurganj is about 19 km away. Bahādurganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.