About Jethiar Village

Jethiar is a small village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 217 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jethiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jethiar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Pincode	803167
Area (hectares)	94 hectares
Population	448
Male Population	217
Female Population	231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jethiar compares

By the 2011 count Jethiar is the 55th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Jethiar

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

How far is Jethiar from other places

Jethiar lies about 28 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, 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 Jethiar
Nearest town	Barbigha	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	28 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	28 km

Villages closest to Jethiar

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 Jethiar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jethiar village had a population of 448. That makes it the 55th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Jethiar village has 217 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jethiar has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Jethiar is 803167. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jethiar covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jethiar falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jethiar is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jethiar.

Jethiar 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.

Jethiar is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Barbigha is about 7.8 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 10 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.