About Jirwa Village

Jirwa is one of the larger villages in Shankarpur tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26,295, made up of 13,561 males and 12,734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2384.69 hectares hectares.

Jirwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jirwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Shankarpur
Area (hectares)	2384.69 hectares
Population	26,295
Male Population	13,561
Female Population	12,734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jirwa compares

By the 2011 count Jirwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 11,802 residents. Its 2384.69 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Jirwa

Jirwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jirwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Jirwa from other places

Jirwa lies about 12 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Budhma Station, about 12 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 Jirwa
Tehsil headquarters	Shankarpur	2.9 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	12 km
Nearest railway station	Budhma Station	12 km

Villages closest to Jirwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jirwa village had a population of 26,295. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 11,802 residents.

Jirwa village has 13,561 males and 12,734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jirwa has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Jirwa covers 2384.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jirwa falls under Shankarpur tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jirwa is Budhma Station, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jirwa.

Jirwa is about 12 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jirwa is in Shankarpur tehsil of Madhepura district. Shankarpur is about 2.9 km away. Madhepura is about 12 km away. Budhma Station is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.