About Jana Village

Jana is a large village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,851, made up of 2,452 males and 2,399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449 hectares hectares.

Jana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jana village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Area (hectares)	449 hectares
Population	4,851
Male Population	2,452
Female Population	2,399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jana compares

By the 2011 count Jana is the 9th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 449 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Jana

Jana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jana as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jana from other places

Jana lies about 24 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Bihar Sharif Junction, 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 Jana
Nearest town	Barbigha	7.9 km
Nearest railway station	Bihar Sharif Junction	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	24 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	24 km

Villages closest to Jana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jana village had a population of 4,851. That makes it the 9th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Jana village has 2,452 males and 2,399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jana has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Jana covers 449 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jana falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jana is Bihar Sharif Junction, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jana.

Jana is about 24 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jana is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Barbigha is about 7.9 km away. Bihar Sharif Junction is about 12 km away. Asthawan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.