About Jahangirpur Village

Jahangirpur is a mid sized village in Gaighat tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,609, made up of 855 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.2 hectares hectares.

Jahangirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahangirpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Gaighat
Area (hectares)	81.2 hectares
Population	1,609
Male Population	855
Female Population	754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jahangirpur compares

By the 2011 count Jahangirpur is the 51st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents. Its 81.2 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Jahangirpur

Jahangirpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jahangirpur as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 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 141 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Sanwara, about 16 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 town	Sikandarpur	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Sanwara	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gaighat	35 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	141 km

Villages closest to Jahangirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahangirpur village had a population of 1,609. That makes it the 51st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents.

Jahangirpur village has 855 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahangirpur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Jahangirpur covers 81.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jahangirpur falls under Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jahangirpur is Sanwara, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Jahangirpur.

Jahangirpur is about 141 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 Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Sikandarpur is about 9.8 km away. Sanwara is about 16 km away. Gaighat is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.