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About Jakarpura Village

Jakarpura is one of the larger villages in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,451, made up of 3,931 males and 3,520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311 hectares hectares.

Jakarpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jakarpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Surajgarha
Area (hectares) 311 hectares
Population 7,451
Male Population 3,931
Female Population 3,520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jakarpura compares

By the 2011 count Jakarpura is the 6th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 311 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Jakarpura

Jakarpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jakarpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jakarpura from other places

Jakarpura lies about 15 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Kajra, about 8.2 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 Jakarpura
Tehsil headquarters Surajgarha under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kajra 8.2 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 15 km
Nearest town Luckeesarai 15 km

Villages closest to Jakarpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jakarpura village had a population of 7,451. That makes it the 6th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Jakarpura village has 3,931 males and 3,520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jakarpura has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Jakarpura covers 311 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jakarpura falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jakarpura is Kajra, about 8.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jakarpura.

Jakarpura is about 15 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jakarpura is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Surajgarha is about under 2 km away. Kajra is about 8.2 km away. Lakhisarai is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manu Chak (under 2 km), Salempur (under 2 km) and Surajpur (1.5 km).

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

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