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About Jakhaur Village

Jakhaur is a mid sized village in Barahiya tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,422, made up of 763 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jakhaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakhaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Barahiya
Pincode 811302
Area (hectares) 146.9 hectares
Population 1,422
Male Population 763
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jakhaur compares

By the 2011 count Jakhaur is the 21st largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,286 residents. Its 146.9 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Jakhaur

The census records public bus service for Jakhaur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jakhaur from other places

Jakhaur lies about 150 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 25 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 Jakhaur
Nearest town Daudnagar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahiya 24 km
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 25 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 150 km

Villages closest to Jakhaur

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

Common questions about Jakhaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakhaur village had a population of 1,422. That makes it the 21st largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,286 residents.

Jakhaur village has 763 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakhaur has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Jakhaur is 811302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jakhaur covers 146.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jakhaur falls under Barahiya tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jakhaur is Dev Road Halt, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jakhaur.

Jakhaur is about 150 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakhaur is in Barahiya tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Daudnagar is about 21 km away. Barahiya is about 24 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaitpur (5.0 km), Nizampur (5.5 km) and Khutaha (6.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jakhaur today is likely to be higher.

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