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About Jajwara Village

Jajwara is a mid sized village in Pipariya tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,410, made up of 724 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares.

Jajwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jajwara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Pipariya
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 1,410
Male Population 724
Female Population 686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Jajwara compares

By the 2011 count Jajwara is the 10th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,218 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Jajwara

The census records public bus service for Jajwara 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 Jajwara from other places

Jajwara lies about 9.0 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Pawai Brohmasthan Halt, about 1.5 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 Jajwara
Nearest railway station Pawai Brohmasthan Halt 1.5 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 9.0 km
Nearest town Luckeesarai 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Pipariya 11 km

Villages closest to Jajwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jajwara village had a population of 1,410. That makes it the 10th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,218 residents.

Jajwara village has 724 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jajwara has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 891.

Jajwara covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jajwara falls under Pipariya tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jajwara is Pawai Brohmasthan Halt, about 1.5 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 Jajwara.

Jajwara is about 9.0 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jajwara is in Pipariya tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Pawai Brohmasthan Halt is about 1.5 km away. Lakhisarai is about 9.0 km away. Luckeesarai is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anandpur (under 2 km), Pawai (under 2 km) and Belthua (2.1 km).

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

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