About Jafra Village

Jafra is a mid sized village in Ben tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,880, made up of 979 males and 901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares.

Jafra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jafra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ben
Area (hectares)	210 hectares
Population	1,880
Male Population	979
Female Population	901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
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 Jafra compares

By the 2011 count Jafra is the 22nd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Jafra

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

Jafra lies about 7.7 km from Nalanda. 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 Jafra
Tehsil headquarters	Ben	2.7 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	7.7 km
Nearest town	Silao	12 km

Villages closest to Jafra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jafra village had a population of 1,880. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents.

Jafra village has 979 males and 901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jafra has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Jafra covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jafra falls under Ben tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Jafra notes the nearest railway station 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 Jafra.

Jafra is about 7.7 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jafra is in Ben tehsil of Nalanda district. Ben is about 2.7 km away. Nalanda is about 7.7 km away. Silao is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.