About Jhapani Village

Jhapani is a mid sized village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 402 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 754 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares.

Jhapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhapani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Lakhisarai
Tehsil	Surajgarha
Area (hectares)	61 hectares
Population	705
Male Population	402
Female Population	303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	754
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhapani compares

By the 2011 count Jhapani is the 79th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Jhapani

Jhapani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhapani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Jhapani from other places

Jhapani lies about 24 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Abhaipur, about 7.3 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 Jhapani
Nearest railway station	Abhaipur	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Surajgarha	8.3 km
Nearest town	Ballia	16 km
District headquarters	Lakhisarai	24 km

Villages closest to Jhapani

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.

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Common questions about Jhapani

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhapani village had a population of 705. That makes it the 79th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Jhapani village has 402 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhapani has about 754 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Jhapani covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhapani falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhapani is Abhaipur, about 7.3 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 village for Jhapani.

Jhapani is about 24 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhapani is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Abhaipur is about 7.3 km away. Surajgarha is about 8.3 km away. Ballia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.