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About Jahangirpur Village

Jahangirpur is one of the larger villages in Baruraj tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,845, made up of 3,610 males and 3,235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 684 hectares hectares.

Jahangirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahangirpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Baruraj
Area (hectares) 684 hectares
Population 6,845
Male Population 3,610
Female Population 3,235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jahangirpur compares

By the 2011 count Jahangirpur is the 8th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,957 residents. Its 684 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Jahangirpur

The census records public bus service for Jahangirpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Jahangirpur from other places

Jahangirpur lies about 33 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhagwanpur, about 18 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 Jahangirpur
Nearest railway station Bhagwanpur 18 km
Nearest town Mahnar Bazar 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruraj 33 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 33 km

Villages closest to Jahangirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahangirpur village had a population of 6,845. That makes it the 8th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,957 residents.

Jahangirpur village has 3,610 males and 3,235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahangirpur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Jahangirpur covers 684 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jahangirpur falls under Baruraj tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jahangirpur is Bhagwanpur, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jahangirpur.

Jahangirpur is about 33 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahangirpur is in Baruraj tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Bhagwanpur is about 18 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 25 km away. Baruraj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhemriahi Urf Rampur Bhemriahi (5.4 km), Rampur Ugan (5.4 km) and Rampur Urf Bishunpur Kesho (5.4 km).

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

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