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About Jalwara Village

Jalwara is a mid sized village in Singheshwar tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,771, made up of 935 males and 836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalwara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Singheshwar
Pincode 852128
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 1,771
Male Population 935
Female Population 836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jalwara compares

By the 2011 count Jalwara is the 20th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,956 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Jalwara

Jalwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jalwara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jalwara from other places

Jalwara lies about 17 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Garh Baruari, about 17 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 Jalwara
Tehsil headquarters Singheshwar 17 km
District headquarters Madhepura 17 km
Nearest railway station Garh Baruari 17 km

Villages closest to Jalwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalwara village had a population of 1,771. That makes it the 20th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,956 residents.

Jalwara village has 935 males and 836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalwara has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Jalwara is 852128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalwara covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jalwara falls under Singheshwar tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jalwara is Garh Baruari, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jalwara.

Jalwara is about 17 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalwara is in Singheshwar tehsil of Madhepura district. Singheshwar is about 17 km away. Madhepura is about 17 km away. Garh Baruari is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Latrahi (1.6 km), Manpur (1.7 km) and Mahuli (2.2 km).

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

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