About Jiar Village

Jiar is one of the larger villages in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,130, made up of 2,515 males and 2,615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556 hectares hectares.

Jiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Area (hectares)	556 hectares
Population	5,130
Male Population	2,515
Female Population	2,615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,040
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 Jiar compares

By the 2011 count Jiar is the 7th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 556 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Jiar

Jiar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jiar 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 Jiar from other places

Jiar lies about 23 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Bihar Sharif Junction, about 10 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 Jiar
Nearest railway station	Bihar Sharif Junction	10 km
Nearest town	Barbigha	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	23 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	23 km

Villages closest to Jiar

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 Jiar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiar village had a population of 5,130. That makes it the 7th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Jiar village has 2,515 males and 2,615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiar has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Jiar covers 556 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jiar falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jiar is Bihar Sharif Junction, about 10 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 Jiar.

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

Jiar is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Bihar Sharif Junction is about 10 km away. Barbigha is about 10 km away. Asthawan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.