About Jangipur Village

Jangipur is a mid sized village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,563, made up of 802 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares.

Jangipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangipur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Area (hectares)	165 hectares
Population	1,563
Male Population	802
Female Population	761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jangipur compares

By the 2011 count Jangipur is the 37th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Jangipur

Jangipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jangipur 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 Jangipur from other places

Jangipur lies about 28 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 9.4 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 Jangipur
Nearest town	Barbigha	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	28 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	28 km

Villages closest to Jangipur

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 Jangipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangipur village had a population of 1,563. That makes it the 37th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Jangipur village has 802 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangipur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Jangipur covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jangipur falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jangipur is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 9.4 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 Jangipur.

Jangipur is about 28 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangipur is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Barbigha is about 4.9 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 9.4 km away. Asthawan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.