About Jiraul Village

Jiraul is one of the larger villages in Harlakhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,993, made up of 3,116 males and 2,877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 435 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiraul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiraul village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Harlakhi
Pincode	847240
Area (hectares)	435 hectares
Population	5,993
Male Population	3,116
Female Population	2,877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiraul compares

By the 2011 count Jiraul is the 11th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents. Its 435 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Jiraul

Jiraul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jiraul 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jiraul from other places

Jiraul lies about 23 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jogiara, about 22 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 Jiraul
Tehsil headquarters	Harlakhi	14 km
Nearest railway station	Jogiara	22 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	23 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	23 km

Villages closest to Jiraul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiraul village had a population of 5,993. That makes it the 11th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents.

Jiraul village has 3,116 males and 2,877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiraul has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Jiraul is 847240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiraul covers 435 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jiraul falls under Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jiraul is Jogiara, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jiraul.

Jiraul is about 23 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiraul is in Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Harlakhi is about 14 km away. Jogiara is about 22 km away. Jainagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.